Ian Heath is a highly respected author, and has written a number of Osprey titles, including MAA 89 Byzantine Armies 886-1118, MAA 287 Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 and MAA 275 The Taiping Rebellion 1851-66. He is also currently working on a five-volume project covering the armies of 19th-century Asia. Ian lives and works in Cambridgeshire, UK.

Who were the Vikings? Viking ships; the Vikings abroad; the Vikings in England - 9th-10th centuries; the Vikings in Ireland - the battle of Clontarf; the Vikings in the East; the Varangian Guard; the Vikings in England - the 11th century; Viking warfare; tactics; the Jomsvikings; Berserks and Wolfcoats; the Raven standard.