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==Biographical sketch==
 
Ian V. Hogg enlisted in the [[Royal Artillery]] of the [[British Army]] in April 1945. During [[World War II]] he served in Europe and in eastern Asia. After the war he remained in the military. In the early 1950s, he served in the [[Korean War]]. Altogether he served in the military for 27 years. Upon retiring in 1972, he held the appointment of Master Gunner at the [[Royal Military College of Science]], where he taught on the subjects of firearms, artillery, and their ammunition and use. Hogg also had an interest in the subject of [[fortification]] and was one of the founding members of the [[Fortress Study Group]] in 1975.
 
His first books were published in the late 1960s while he was still an instructor. After retiring from the military, he pursued the career of military author and historian. He was editor of ''[[Jane's Information Group|Jane's Infantry Weapons]]'' from 1972 to 1994. He worked with a skilled artist, [[John Batchelor (illustrator)|John Batchelor]], to ensure that his books were well illustrated with [[cutaway diagrams]]. He contributed articles to a variety of journals, and his books have been translated into a dozen languages.<ref name="Walter2002"/> In [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], and Spain his translated books are popular among military circles.
 
Hogg has been described by publishing people who worked with him as "an unassuming man, with a gift to pass on [his] knowledge at any level, and often with a dry humour",<ref name="Editors2002">{{Harvnb|Editors|2002}}.</ref> which is a gift that most of his readers can readily discern. He was also respected for his professionalism as an author. Walter<ref name="Walter2002"/> said that he was "a consummate professional who (unlike most of his peers) usually submitted manuscripts on time, within agreed parameters, and accompanied by all the illustrations."