Stephen is a retired police officer having served with Essex Police as a constable for thirty years between 1983 and 2013\. He is married to Tanya and has two sons, Luke and Ross, and a daughter, Aimee. Both Stephen's grandfathers served in and survived the First World War, one with the Royal Irish Rifles, the other in the Mercantile Marine, whilst his father was a member of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the Second World War. When not writing Stephen can be found walking his dogs with his wife, Tanya, at some unearthly time of the morning when most normal people are still fast asleep.
"""...an impressively detailed and inherently fascinating account that is further informatively enhanced with the inclusion of a fifteen-page section of historic black-and-white photographs, a one page listing of Resources, and a three page index.""-- ""Midwest Book Review"" ""Stephen has written a fascinating full reassessment, almost novelistic in reconstructing the spectacular attack. It is penetrating, honest, satisfying, and, above all, beautifully narrated story.""-- ""ARGunners.com"""