"Julian Allen" (1942–1998) was a British-American illustrator. He covered various "secret history" stories, including the Watergate scandal and the Yom Kippur War. His illustrations appeared in numerous publications, including Queen (magazine)/Queen, Nova (magazine)/NOVA, Esquire (magazine)/Esquire, The Observer, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, Time (magazine)/Time, and The New York Times.

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