Aidan Dodson is Hon Professor of Egyptology in the Department of Anthropology & Archaeology at the University of Bristol, where he has taught since 1996. He has also maintained parallel research interests in naval history, and worked as a civil servant in defence procurement for 25 years, including project leader for the offshore patrol vessel HMS 'Clyde'. He is the author of more than 300 articles and reviews, plus some twenty books, including 'The Kaiser's Battlefleet: German capital ships 1871-1918' ,'Before the Battlecruiser: the big cruiser in the world's navies 1865-1910' and 'Spoils of War: the fates of the ex-enemy fleets after the two World Wars', with Serena Cant, all published by Seaforth.