Christopher Oakford is a freelance writer with special interest in social history, nature, politics and sport. He grew up in England, where he worked for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense. A trained historian, he was responsible for helping identify the remains of fallen British soldiers from World War I and other past wars. Since moving to the U.S. in 2006, he's been a regular contributor to Covertside magazine. During her twenty-year journalism career, Glenye Oakford has covered a variety of horse sports, and her work has appeared in such publications as Daily Racing Form, the Blood-H...