We are based in south-west England, near Exeter in Devon, and devote much of our time to writing books. Our last book was The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo. Our very first book was A Thesaurus of British Archaeology, better known by its paperback title of The Handbook of British Archaeology. Since then we have written several other books on archaeological and historical themes, from detailed reference books to popular non-fiction. We have also pursued individual writing projects – Lesley wrote Empires of the Plain: