Christopher Frank Foss (mostly written Christopher F Foss; born 8 April 1946) is a British military information author. Between 1970-2017, he worked for the military information publisher Jane's Information Group as editor of Janes Armour and Artillery, Jane’s Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Jane's AFV System Upgrades and co-editor of other Jane's editions such as Jane’s Artillery and Air Defence and Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics.[1][2] After stepping back in late 2017, Foss stayed on as a Consulting Editor with Janes for Jane's Defence Weekly and Jane's International Defence Review until late 2021.[2] Since then he has continued writing articles for other military information publishers such as Shepard Media.[2] During his career at Janes he was responsible for launching Jane’s Defence Review which later spun off into Jane's Soviet Intelligence Review and later Jane's Intelligence Review.[2]
Foss was born in Portsmouth to Frank Victor and Doris (née Dorsett) Foss. Foss attended high school in Portsmouth, England. He has been married to Elaine Jean Jenkins since 1972; they have one child, Robert James. Foss is a member of the Fortress Study Group.[3]
Military vehicles of the world. Ian Allan, London 1976.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: a technical directory of major combat vehicles from World War 1 to the present day. Salamander Books, London 1977.
Infantry Weapons of the World. Ian Allan, London 1979.
Jane's Light Tanks and Armoured Cars. Jane's, London 1984.
Ray Bonds (Ed.): The Illustrated Dictionary of Modern Weapons: Warplanes, Tanks, Missiles, Warships, Artillery, Small arms. Salamander Books, London c1985.
Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. Macdonald and Jane's, London 1974.
An Illustrated guide to World War II tanks and fighting vehicles. Salamander, London c [1981], ISBN978-0668052320. (Ray Bonds (ed.)
Modern military trucks. Jane's, London 1981.
Modern tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Jane's, London 1981.
The encyclopedia of tanks and armored fighting vehicles: the comprehensive guide to over 900 armored fighting vehicles from 1915 to the present day. Spellmount, Staplehurst 2003, 2002.