Werewolf - Softcover

208pp , ABOUT THE AUTHOR :: Charles Whiting (18 December 1926-24 julio 2007 [ 1] ) was a writer and historian British army and some 350 fiction and non-fiction to his credit, under his own name and a variety of pseudonyms , including Duncan Harding John Kerrigan , Klaus Konrad and Leo Kessler . Born in the area of Bootham York , England, was a pupil of Nunthorpe Grammar School , leaving at the age of 16 to join the British Army for lying about his age. Eager to be part of the action in wartime , Whiting joined the Reconnaissance Regiment 52 and 18 saw duty as a sergeant in France, Holland , Belgium and Germany in the final stages of World War II . While still a soldier , he noted conflicts between generals highest ranking British and Americans was going to write about extensively in later years. After the war , he stayed in Germany completing his A- levels through correspondence courses and teaching English before being enrolled in the University of Leeds History of Reading and German. As a student was provided with opportunities to study at several European universities and , after obtaining his degree , would become an assistant professor of history . Elsewhere, Whiting held a variety of jobs including working as a translator in a German chemical factory and spells as a publicist , a correspondent for The Times and columnist as diverse as the International Journal of Linguistics, Soldier and Playboy magazines . His first novel , The Wagon Frat , written while still a student, was published by Jonathan Cape in 1954 and in 1958 was followed by three novels in wartime , lest he fall (which was sent by Rank, but never filmed ) , Journey to no end and The Mighty Fallen . The first of these novels was awarded the George Dowty award at the 1956 Literature Festival Cheltenham which funded tour Whiting study in North America and led to a contract with the University of Maryland, who at that time was to offer degree courses for US military officials stationed in Europe .