D M Thomas

D M Thomas was born in West Wales. In his teens, he won an RAF Flying Scholarship but was not pursued as a career. Having obtained a degree in Geology and Chemistry at London University, and as a petroleum geologist, he embarked on overseas assignments in Southeast Asia, Libya and Tunisia. He went on to establish a successful natural resources company which was subsequently sold to a competitor. He continues to act as advisor to companies in the same field.

Holes in the Ground: War and Ore was started one winter evening in a farmhouse in south-west France. He and his wife spend their time between East Sussex and France.