history of the Battle of Britain, was published. He was an adviser on the set of the eponymous film, and the book is used by military historians and lecturers to this day. Others of his books include Project Cancelled, an account of Britain's abandoned aircraft projects, Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook and, of course, Attack Warning Red, the official history of the Royal Observer Corps. He started preparing to write the history of the ROC way back in 1972 and when Attack Warning Red was published in 1976, and its update in 1991 when the Corps stood down, he put its achievement on permanent record. In 1983, Derek started the magazine called Jane's Defence Weekly, and retired in 1993. Books Wood's most famous and successful military book was The Narrow Margin on which the major feature film Battle of Britain was based. References British military writers People of the Royal Observer Corps 1930 births 2003 deaths