Phil West has been called a futurist, a mad scientist, a compulsive scribbler, well-travelled and been accused of being an expert on several topics, some of which he disputes. He has been called many other things, most of them unprintable, and some of these he has to agree with. Even before he discovered the internet he was writing on various topics that interested him. While he has covered various fields it is his writings on martial topics that seem to have gained the most interest from both military and civilian readers. Many of his articles and contributions can be found at http;//www.angelfire.com/art/enchanter/title1.html http://www.combatreform.org/ http://www.g2mil.com/ He likes beer, good food and travelling. Somewhere during his long life he must have done something virtuous since he now has a beautiful and clever Brazilian girlfriend in his life.