Christopher Othen

Christopher Othen is an English writer currently based in Eastern Europe. His day jobs have included journalist, legal representative for asylum seekers, and English language teacher. In off-the-clock adventures he has interviewed retired mercenaries about war crimes, discussed lost causes with political extremists, and got drunk with an ex-mujahidin who knew Osama Bin Laden.

His first book, 'Franco's International Brigades: Adventurers, Fascists, and Christian Crusaders in the Spanish Civil War' has been published in four editions, including an English ebook and a Spanish hardback. His second book 'Katanga: Mercenaries, Spies, and Witchdoctors at War with the United Nations in 1960s Africa' is available in hardback and ebook from The History Press. His third book 'Lost Lions of Judah', about foreigners fighting for Ethiopia during the Italian invasion of 1935, will be published in 2017.