Watson, J. N. P.

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WATSON, J. N. P.

WATSON, J. N. P. British, b. 1927. Genres: Animals/Pets, Art/Art history, History, Military/Defense/Arms control, Biography. Career: Cavalry officer and commander of parachute troops; Country Life, senior feature writer, 1969-88. Publications: NON-FICTION: Captain General and the Rebel Chief: The Life of James Duke of Monmouth, 1979; The World's Greatest Horse Stories, 1979; Sefton: The Story of a Cavalry Horse, 1983; The World's Greatest Dog Stories, 1985; Lionel Edwards: Master of the Sporting Scene, 1986; The World of Polo, 1986; Collecting Sporting Art, 1988; Mill- ais: Three Generations in Nature, Sport and Art, 1988; A Concise Guide to Polo, 1989; Horse and Carriage: The Pageant of Hyde Park, 1990; Blue and Scarlet: An Autobiography, 1990; Dorneywood: The Story of a House, 1993; The Story of the Blues and Royals: Royal Horse Guards and Ist Dragoons, 1993; Hanut: Prince of Polo Players, 1995; Through Fifteen Reigns: A Complete History of the Household Cavalry, 1997; Guardsmen of the Sky: An Account of the Involvement of Household Troops in the Airborne Forces, 1997; Marlborough's Shadow: The Life of the First Earl Cadogan, 2003. FICTION: Gannet: The Story of a Terrier, 1990; Puffin at the Cabin, 1994. Address: Pannetts Shipley, nr Horsham, Sussex RH13 8PP, England.

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