SettingsBritish military historians
A. J. P. Taylor
Alan John Percivale Taylor, FBA was a British historian who specialised in 19th and 20th century European diplomacy.
Alan John Percivale Taylor, FBA was a British historian who specialised in 19th and 20th century European diplomacy.
Adrian Gilbert (military writer)
Adrian Gilbert (born 1954) is a British author and historian who writes primarily on the subject of military history - particularly relating to wars of the 20th century.
Adrian Gilbert (born 1954) is a British author and historian who writes primarily on the subject of military history - particularly relating to wars of the 20th century.
Adrian Goldsworthy
Adrian Keith Goldsworthy (born 1969) is a British historian and author who specialises in ancient Roman history.
Adrian Keith Goldsworthy (born 1969) is a British historian and author who specialises in ancient Roman history.
Alexander McKee (author)
Alexander McKee (1918 - 1992) was a British military historian and amateur diver.
Alexander McKee (1918 - 1992) was a British military historian and amateur diver.
Alistair Horne
Sir Alistair Allan Horne is a British historian of modern France.
Sir Alistair Allan Horne is a British historian of modern France.
Andrew Saunders
Andrew Saunders (2 April 1987 - Present) is an internationally recognised expert in drinking games and Chief Sneak of the University of Southampton Men's Hockey Club in the UK between 2006 and 2010.
Andrew Saunders (2 April 1987 - Present) is an internationally recognised expert in drinking games and Chief Sneak of the University of Southampton Men's Hockey Club in the UK between 2006 and 2010.
Ann Hyland
Ann Hyland is a writer and historian who specialises in equestrianism and the development of horses.
Ann Hyland is a writer and historian who specialises in equestrianism and the development of horses.
Anne Curry
Anne Elizabeth Curry (who publishes as Anne Curry and A. E. Curry) is a British historian.
Anne Elizabeth Curry (who publishes as Anne Curry and A. E. Curry) is a British historian.
Antony Beevor
Antony James Beevor, FRSL is a British historian, educated at Winchester College and Sandhurst.
Antony James Beevor, FRSL is a British historian, educated at Winchester College and Sandhurst.
Antony Preston
Antony Preston (1938 – December 25, 2004) was an English naval historian and editor, specialising in the area of 19th and 20th-century naval history and warship design.
Antony Preston (1938 – December 25, 2004) was an English naval historian and editor, specialising in the area of 19th and 20th-century naval history and warship design.
B. H. Liddell Hart
Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart, usually known before his knighthood as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was an English soldier, military historian and leading inter-war theorist.
Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart, usually known before his knighthood as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was an English soldier, military historian and leading inter-war theorist.
Beatrice Heuser
Beatrice Heuser (born in 1961) is an historian and political scientist.
Beatrice Heuser (born in 1961) is an historian and political scientist.
Brian Bond
Brian James Bond (born 17 April 1936) is a British military historian and professor emeritus of military history at King's College London.
Brian James Bond (born 17 April 1936) is a British military historian and professor emeritus of military history at King's College London.
Bruce Barrymore Halpenny
Bruce Barrymore Halpenny is a widely respected English military historian and author, specialising in airfields and aircraft, as well as ghost stories and mysteries.
Bruce Barrymore Halpenny is a widely respected English military historian and author, specialising in airfields and aircraft, as well as ghost stories and mysteries.
Caroline Finkel
Caroline Finkel is an historian and writer based in Turkey, with a doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Caroline Finkel is an historian and writer based in Turkey, with a doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Charles Oman
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman was a British military historian of the early 20th century.
Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman was a British military historian of the early 20th century.
Christina Goulter
Dr Christina Goulter is a New Zealand-born and educated British military historian who is currently a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London.
Dr Christina Goulter is a New Zealand-born and educated British military historian who is currently a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London.
Christopher Duffy
Christopher Duffy (born 1936) is a British military historian.
Christopher Duffy (born 1936) is a British military historian.
Christopher Gravett
Christopher Gravett is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages, with an interest in the arms and armour of the period.
Christopher Gravett is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages, with an interest in the arms and armour of the period.
Christopher Hibbert
Christopher Hibbert MC FRSL FRGS (5 March 1924 – 21 December 2008), born Arthur Raymond Hibbert, was an English writer, historian and biographer.
Christopher Hibbert MC FRSL FRGS (5 March 1924 – 21 December 2008), born Arthur Raymond Hibbert, was an English writer, historian and biographer.
Christopher Wallace (British Army officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher Brooke Quentin Wallace KBE, DL (born 3 January 1943) is a retired British Army general and current trustee of the Imperial War Museum.
Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher Brooke Quentin Wallace KBE, DL (born 3 January 1943) is a retired British Army general and current trustee of the Imperial War Museum.
Correlli Barnett
Correlli Douglas Barnett CBE FRSL is an English military historian, who has also written works of economic history, particularly on the United Kingdom's post-war "industrial decline".
Correlli Douglas Barnett CBE FRSL is an English military historian, who has also written works of economic history, particularly on the United Kingdom's post-war "industrial decline".
Cyril Falls
Cyril Bentham Falls CBE (Mar.
Cyril Bentham Falls CBE (Mar.
David Charles Harvey
David Charles Harvey (29 July 1946–4 March 2004) was an historian and author born in East Ham, London.
David Charles Harvey (29 July 1946–4 March 2004) was an historian and author born in East Ham, London.
David Nicolle
Dr. David C. Nicolle (born 4 April 1944) is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages, with a particular in the Middle East.
Dr. David C. Nicolle (born 4 April 1944) is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages, with a particular in the Middle East.
David Stevenson (WWI historian)
David Stevenson is a British historian specialising in World War I. He is currently Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
David Stevenson is a British historian specialising in World War I. He is currently Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
David Walder
Alan David Walder (13 November 1928 – 26 October 1978) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Alan David Walder (13 November 1928 – 26 October 1978) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Desmond Seward
Desmond Seward is a British historian and the author of numerous books, including biographies of Henry IV of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Marie Antoinette, Empress Eugenie and Napoleon's Family.
Desmond Seward is a British historian and the author of numerous books, including biographies of Henry IV of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Marie Antoinette, Empress Eugenie and Napoleon's Family.
Edgar O'Ballance
Colonel Edgar O'Ballance (born 17 July 1918, Dublin, Ireland - died 8 July 2009, Wakebridge, Derbyshire, England) was a British military journalist, researcher, defence commentator and academic...
Colonel Edgar O'Ballance (born 17 July 1918, Dublin, Ireland - died 8 July 2009, Wakebridge, Derbyshire, England) was a British military journalist, researcher, defence commentator and academic...
Edward James Boys
Edward James Boys (E J Boys) (1916 – 2002) was a leading authority on the men of the cavalry regiments of the British Army who took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade of 1854 during...
Edward James Boys (E J Boys) (1916 – 2002) was a leading authority on the men of the cavalry regiments of the British Army who took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade of 1854 during...
Eric Linklater
Eric Robert Russell Linklater (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a British writer, known for authoring more than 20 novels.
Eric Robert Russell Linklater (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a British writer, known for authoring more than 20 novels.
Ernest Dunlop Swinton
Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO, RE (21 October 1868 – 15 January 1951) was a military writer and British Army officer.
Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO, RE (21 October 1868 – 15 January 1951) was a military writer and British Army officer.
Ewart Oakeshott
Ewart Oakeshott (25 May 1916 — 30 September 2002) was a British illustrator, collector, and amateur historian who wrote prodigiously on medieval arms and armour.
Ewart Oakeshott (25 May 1916 — 30 September 2002) was a British illustrator, collector, and amateur historian who wrote prodigiously on medieval arms and armour.
Francis Loraine Petre
Francis Loraine Petre OBE (1852–1925) was a British civil servant in India and a military historian upon his retirement.
Francis Loraine Petre OBE (1852–1925) was a British civil servant in India and a military historian upon his retirement.
Frank McLynn
Francis James McLynn, FRHistS, FRGS (born 29 August 1941) — known as Frank McLynn — is a British author, biographer, historian and journalist.
Francis James McLynn, FRHistS, FRGS (born 29 August 1941) — known as Frank McLynn — is a British author, biographer, historian and journalist.
Frank Willan (rower)
Frank Willan (8 February 1846 – 22 March 1931) was an English rower and Militia officer who rowed for Oxford in four winning Boat Race crews and umpired the race between 1889 and 1902.
Frank Willan (8 February 1846 – 22 March 1931) was an English rower and Militia officer who rowed for Oxford in four winning Boat Race crews and umpired the race between 1889 and 1902.
Gary Sheffield (historian)
Professor Gary Sheffield is an English academic at the University of Birmingham and a military historian.
Professor Gary Sheffield is an English academic at the University of Birmingham and a military historian.
Geoffrey Parker (historian)
Noel Geoffrey Parker is a British historian specializing in Spanish and military history of the early modern era.
Noel Geoffrey Parker is a British historian specializing in Spanish and military history of the early modern era.
Gerald Oram
Gerard ("Gerry") Oram is a notable British cultural and social historian, with a particular interest in the First World War.
Gerard ("Gerry") Oram is a notable British cultural and social historian, with a particular interest in the First World War.
Gordon Corrigan
John Gordon Harvey Corrigan MBE (born 1942) is a former British soldier and historical writer and broadcaster.
John Gordon Harvey Corrigan MBE (born 1942) is a former British soldier and historical writer and broadcaster.
Henry Probert
Air Commodore Henry Austin Probert MBE RAF was a Royal Air Force education officer and air force historian.
Air Commodore Henry Austin Probert MBE RAF was a Royal Air Force education officer and air force historian.
Henry Taylor Siborne
Major-General Herbert Taylor Siborne (18 October 1826-?) was a British Army officer and military historian.
Major-General Herbert Taylor Siborne (18 October 1826-?) was a British Army officer and military historian.
Henry Wills
Henry Wills (born 1930) was a British journalist and photographer with a passion for local history and archaeology.
Henry Wills (born 1930) was a British journalist and photographer with a passion for local history and archaeology.
Henry Wills (writer)
Henry Wills was a British journalist and photographer with a passion for local history and archaeology.
Henry Wills was a British journalist and photographer with a passion for local history and archaeology.
Herbert Edward Stacy Abbott
Herbert Edward Stacy Abbott (born November 19, 1814) was a Major-General in the British Indian Army in India during colonial rule.
Herbert Edward Stacy Abbott (born November 19, 1814) was a Major-General in the British Indian Army in India during colonial rule.
Herbert Taylor Siborne
Major-General Herbert Taylor Siborne was a British Army officer and military historian.
Major-General Herbert Taylor Siborne was a British Army officer and military historian.
Hew Strachan
Brigadier Professor Hew Francis Anthony Strachan, DL, FRSE, FRHS is a Scottish military historian, well known for his work on the administration of the British Army and the history of the First ...
Brigadier Professor Hew Francis Anthony Strachan, DL, FRSE, FRHS is a Scottish military historian, well known for his work on the administration of the British Army and the history of the First ...
Howard N. Cole
Lieutenant Colonel Howard Norman Cole (1911 – May 1983) OBE TD F.R.Hist.S DL had been a serving officer in the British Army during World War II and was an author of books on military subjects.
Lieutenant Colonel Howard Norman Cole (1911 – May 1983) OBE TD F.R.Hist.S DL had been a serving officer in the British Army during World War II and was an author of books on military subjects.
Hugh Bicheno
Hugh Bicheno is a living British-American military historian most famous for his revisionist interpretations of the American Revolution in his acclaimed publication Rebels and Redcoats: The Am...
Hugh Bicheno is a living British-American military historian most famous for his revisionist interpretations of the American Revolution in his acclaimed publication Rebels and Redcoats: The Am...
Ian Daglish
Ian Daglish (2 July 1952 – 31 July 2011) was a British military historian who specialised in writing on the British Army in the Battle of Normandy.
Ian Daglish (2 July 1952 – 31 July 2011) was a British military historian who specialised in writing on the British Army in the Battle of Normandy.
Ian Gooderson
Dr Ian Gooderson is currently a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London.
Dr Ian Gooderson is currently a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London.
Ian Hawkins
Ian Hawkins (born, 7 July 1939), is a British war historian, and author and editor of factual books about World War II. He has written five books.
Ian Hawkins (born, 7 July 1939), is a British war historian, and author and editor of factual books about World War II. He has written five books.
Ian V. Hogg
Ian V. Hogg (1926 – March 7, 2002) was a notable British author of books on firearms, artillery, ammunition, and fortification, as well as biographies of several famous general officers.
Ian V. Hogg (1926 – March 7, 2002) was a notable British author of books on firearms, artillery, ammunition, and fortification, as well as biographies of several famous general officers.
James Edward Edmonds
Brigadier General James Edward Edmonds CB, CMG (1861–1956) was a British First World War officer of the Royal Engineers who in the role of British official historian was responsible for th...
Brigadier General James Edward Edmonds CB, CMG (1861–1956) was a British First World War officer of the Royal Engineers who in the role of British official historian was responsible for th...
Jeremy Black (historian)
Jeremy Black (born 30 October, 1955) MBE is a British historian and a Professor of History at the University of Exeter.
Jeremy Black (born 30 October, 1955) MBE is a British historian and a Professor of History at the University of Exeter.
Jim Bradbury
Jim Bradbury (born 1937) is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages.
Jim Bradbury (born 1937) is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages.
Joel Hayward
Joel S.A. Hayward (born 1964), is a New Zealand-born "noted scholar of war and strategy" and writer and poet who has worked in the United Kingdom since 2004.
Joel S.A. Hayward (born 1964), is a New Zealand-born "noted scholar of war and strategy" and writer and poet who has worked in the United Kingdom since 2004.
John Buckley (historian)
John D. Buckley is Professor of Military History at the University of Wolverhampton.
John D. Buckley is Professor of Military History at the University of Wolverhampton.
John Drinkwater Bethune
Colonel John Drinkwater Bethune (9 June 1762 – 16 January 1844), born John Drinkwater, was an English army officer and military historian, and was well-known for his journal, which h...
Colonel John Drinkwater Bethune (9 June 1762 – 16 January 1844), born John Drinkwater, was an English army officer and military historian, and was well-known for his journal, which h...
John Erickson (historian)
John Erickson (17 April 1929 South Shields – 10 February 2002 Edinburgh) was a British historian who wrote extensively on the Second World War.
John Erickson (17 April 1929 South Shields – 10 February 2002 Edinburgh) was a British historian who wrote extensively on the Second World War.
John Keegan
Sir John Keegan OBE FRSL is a British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist.
Sir John Keegan OBE FRSL is a British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist.
John L. Wainwright
John L. Wainwright is a Hampshire-born writer and historian known for his scrupulous research into the personal histories of Spanish Civil War veterans and International Brigade volunteers.
John L. Wainwright is a Hampshire-born writer and historian known for his scrupulous research into the personal histories of Spanish Civil War veterans and International Brigade volunteers.
John Sadler (historian)
John Sadler is a British historian specialising in the Anglo-Scottish Border conflicts during the Middle Ages.
John Sadler is a British historian specialising in the Anglo-Scottish Border conflicts during the Middle Ages.
John Terraine
John Alfred Terraine (15 January 1921 – 28 December 2003), though not permanently associated with any academic institution, was a leading British military historian.
John Alfred Terraine (15 January 1921 – 28 December 2003), though not permanently associated with any academic institution, was a leading British military historian.
John William Kaye
Sir John William Kaye (1814 – 24 July 1876) was a British military historian.
Sir John William Kaye (1814 – 24 July 1876) was a British military historian.
Jon Latimer
Jonathan David Latimer (1964 – 4 January 2009) was an historian and writer based in Wales.
Jonathan David Latimer (1964 – 4 January 2009) was an historian and writer based in Wales.
Jonathon Riley
Lieutenant-General Jonathon Peter Riley, CB, DSO is a British Army officer and military historian.
Lieutenant-General Jonathon Peter Riley, CB, DSO is a British Army officer and military historian.
Julian Corbett
Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era.
Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era.
Julian Putkowski
Julian Putkowski is a British university teacher, historian, researcher and broadcaster.
Julian Putkowski is a British university teacher, historian, researcher and broadcaster.
Julian Thompson
Major General Julian Howard Atherden Thompson, CB, OBE (born 7 October 1934) is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who, as a brigadier, commanded 3 Commando Brigade during the...
Major General Julian Howard Atherden Thompson, CB, OBE (born 7 October 1934) is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who, as a brigadier, commanded 3 Commando Brigade during the...
Juliet Barker
Juliet R. V. Barker is a British historian, specialising in the Middle Ages and literary biography.
Juliet R. V. Barker is a British historian, specialising in the Middle Ages and literary biography.
Lawrence Freedman
Sir Lawrence David Freedman, KCMG, CBE, PC, FBA, FKC is Professor of War Studies at King's College London, and was a foreign policy adviser to Tony Blair.
Sir Lawrence David Freedman, KCMG, CBE, PC, FBA, FKC is Professor of War Studies at King's College London, and was a foreign policy adviser to Tony Blair.
Lees Knowles Lecturer
The Lees Knowles Lectureship was established at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1912 and lectures are given by distinguished experts in military and naval history.
The Lees Knowles Lectureship was established at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1912 and lectures are given by distinguished experts in military and naval history.
Lyn MacDonald
Lyn MacDonald, is a British military historian best known for a series of books on the First World War that draw on first hand accounts of surviving veterans.
Lyn MacDonald, is a British military historian best known for a series of books on the First World War that draw on first hand accounts of surviving veterans.
Martin Gilbert
Sir Martin John Gilbert, CBE, PC is a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford.
Sir Martin John Gilbert, CBE, PC is a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford.
Martin Middlebrook
Martin Middlebrook (born Boston, Lincolnshire, 1932) is a British military historian and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Martin Middlebrook (born Boston, Lincolnshire, 1932) is a British military historian and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Martin Windrow
Martin C. Windrow is a British historian, editor and author of several hundred books, articles and monographs, particularly those on organizational or physical details of military history, and t...
Martin C. Windrow is a British historian, editor and author of several hundred books, articles and monographs, particularly those on organizational or physical details of military history, and t...
Matthew Bennett (historian)
Matthew Bennett is a historian specialising in Medieval warfare.
Matthew Bennett is a historian specialising in Medieval warfare.
Max Hastings
Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings, FRSL is a British journalist, editor, historian and author.
Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings, FRSL is a British journalist, editor, historian and author.
Michael Barthorp
Michael Barthorp is a British historian and writer, specialising in military history and military uniforms.
Michael Barthorp is a British historian and writer, specialising in military history and military uniforms.
Michael Carver, Baron Carver
Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (24 April 1915 - 9 December 2001) was a British soldier.
Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (24 April 1915 - 9 December 2001) was a British soldier.
Michael Glover
Michael Glover (1922–) served in the British army during World War II, after which he joined the British Council and became a professional author.
Michael Glover (1922–) served in the British army during World War II, after which he joined the British Council and became a professional author.
Michael Howard (historian)
Sir Michael Eliot Howard, is a British military historian, formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University, and Robert A. Lovett P...
Sir Michael Eliot Howard, is a British military historian, formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University, and Robert A. Lovett P...
Michael Prestwich
Michael Charles Prestwich OBE (born 30 January 1943) is an English historian, specialising on the history of medieval England, in particular the reign of Edward I. He is retired, having been Pr...
Michael Charles Prestwich OBE (born 30 January 1943) is an English historian, specialising on the history of medieval England, in particular the reign of Edward I. He is retired, having been Pr...
N. H. Gibbs
Norman Henry Gibbs (born in London on 17 April 1910 – died in Whitney, Oxfordshire, on 20 April 1990) was Chichele Professor of the History of War at Oxford University for 24 years from 1953 to ...
Norman Henry Gibbs (born in London on 17 April 1910 – died in Whitney, Oxfordshire, on 20 April 1990) was Chichele Professor of the History of War at Oxford University for 24 years from 1953 to ...
Nigel Hamilton (author)
Nigel Hamilton (born 16 February 1944) is an award-winning British-born biographer, academic and broadcaster, whose works have been translated into sixteen languages.
Nigel Hamilton (born 16 February 1944) is an award-winning British-born biographer, academic and broadcaster, whose works have been translated into sixteen languages.
Norman Stone
Norman Stone is a British academic, historian, author and is currently a Professor in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Ankara.
Norman Stone is a British academic, historian, author and is currently a Professor in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Ankara.
Patrick Abercromby
Patrick Abercromby (1656–c.1716), Scottish physician and antiquarian, noted for being physician to King James VII (II of England) and his fervent opposition to the Act of Union between Sco...
Patrick Abercromby (1656–c.1716), Scottish physician and antiquarian, noted for being physician to King James VII (II of England) and his fervent opposition to the Act of Union between Sco...
Paul Harris Nicolas
Paul Harris Nicolas, an elder brother of the English antiquary Nicholas Harris Nicolas, was a nineteenth century British historian, an accomplished, if little known, water colourist, a Royal Mar...
Paul Harris Nicolas, an elder brother of the English antiquary Nicholas Harris Nicolas, was a nineteenth century British historian, an accomplished, if little known, water colourist, a Royal Mar...
Paul McCue
Paul McCue (born 1958) is a British military historian, writer and author.
Paul McCue (born 1958) is a British military historian, writer and author.
Peter Barton (historian)
Peter Arthur Barton (born 28 March 1955) is a First World War historian and author.
Peter Arthur Barton (born 28 March 1955) is a First World War historian and author.
Peter Cottrell
Major Peter James Cottrell (Born 1964 in RAF West Raynham, Norfolk, UK).
Major Peter James Cottrell (Born 1964 in RAF West Raynham, Norfolk, UK).
Peter Gray (military historian)
Dr Peter Gray is a Senior Research Fellow in Air Power Studies at Birmingham University.
Dr Peter Gray is a Senior Research Fellow in Air Power Studies at Birmingham University.
Peter Hofschröer
Peter Hofschröer is a historian who specialises in the Napoleonic Wars.
Peter Hofschröer is a historian who specialises in the Napoleonic Wars.
Peter Hopkirk
Peter Hopkirk is a British journalist and author who has written six books about the British Empire and Central Asia.
Peter Hopkirk is a British journalist and author who has written six books about the British Empire and Central Asia.
Peter Young (historian)
Brigadier Peter Young, DSO, MC & 2 bars (28 July 1915 – 13 September 1988) was a British Second World War soldier who served in the commandos, eventually commanding a brigade.
Brigadier Peter Young, DSO, MC & 2 bars (28 July 1915 – 13 September 1988) was a British Second World War soldier who served in the commandos, eventually commanding a brigade.
Phil Barker
Phil Barker is one of the major figures in the development of the modern hobby of tabletop wargaming, particularly that of ancient warfare, and is a co-founder of the Wargames Research Group.
Phil Barker is one of the major figures in the development of the modern hobby of tabletop wargaming, particularly that of ancient warfare, and is a co-founder of the Wargames Research Group.
Philip Haythornthwaite
Philip J. Haythornthwaite (born 1951) is a military historian and author, with a particular interest in the Napoleonic Wars.
Philip J. Haythornthwaite (born 1951) is a military historian and author, with a particular interest in the Napoleonic Wars.
Philip Sabin
Philip A. G. Sabin is a British military historian who is currently Professor of Strategic Studies in the War Studies Department of King's College London.
Philip A. G. Sabin is a British military historian who is currently Professor of Strategic Studies in the War Studies Department of King's College London.
Piers Mackesy
Piers Gerald Mackesy (born 15 September 1924) is a British military historian who taught at the University of Oxford.
Piers Gerald Mackesy (born 15 September 1924) is a British military historian who taught at the University of Oxford.
Ramsay Weston Phipps
Ramsay Weston Phipps (10 April 1838 – 24 June 1923) was an Irish-born military historian and officer in Queen Victoria's Royal Artillery.
Ramsay Weston Phipps (10 April 1838 – 24 June 1923) was an Irish-born military historian and officer in Queen Victoria's Royal Artillery.
Richard Doherty
Richard Doherty (born 19 May 1948) is a military historian and author from County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Richard Doherty (born 19 May 1948) is a military historian and author from County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Richard Holmes (military historian)
Brigadier Edward Richard Holmes, CBE, TD, JP (29 March 1946 – 30 April 2011), known as Richard Holmes, was a British soldier and noted military historian, particularly well-known thro...
Brigadier Edward Richard Holmes, CBE, TD, JP (29 March 1946 – 30 April 2011), known as Richard Holmes, was a British soldier and noted military historian, particularly well-known thro...
Richard Overy
Richard Overy (born 23 December 1947) is a British historian who has published extensively on the history of World War II and the Third Reich.
Richard Overy (born 23 December 1947) is a British historian who has published extensively on the history of World War II and the Third Reich.
Robert Crawford (historian)
Sir Robert Crawford, CBE (born 1945) is a British military historian, and former Director General of the Imperial War Museum.
Sir Robert Crawford, CBE (born 1945) is a British military historian, and former Director General of the Imperial War Museum.
Robin Neillands
Robin Hunter Neillands (3 December 1935 – 30 January 2006) was a British writer, born in Glasgow, who specialized in travel and military history.
Robin Hunter Neillands (3 December 1935 – 30 January 2006) was a British writer, born in Glasgow, who specialized in travel and military history.
Ronald Lewin
Ronald Lewin (1914–1984), full name George Ronald Lewin, was a British military historian, radio producer and publishing editor.
Ronald Lewin (1914–1984), full name George Ronald Lewin, was a British military historian, radio producer and publishing editor.
Saul David
Julian Saul David, known popularly as Saul David, was born in 1966 in Monmouth, Wales and is an academic military historian and broadcaster.
Julian Saul David, known popularly as Saul David, was born in 1966 in Monmouth, Wales and is an academic military historian and broadcaster.
Sebastian Cox
Mr Sebastian Cox, MA (born in 1956), is the Head of the Air Historical Branch (AHB) of the Royal Air Force, a specialist archive and history unit based at RAF Northolt, Middlesex, which seeks to...
Mr Sebastian Cox, MA (born in 1956), is the Head of the Air Historical Branch (AHB) of the Royal Air Force, a specialist archive and history unit based at RAF Northolt, Middlesex, which seeks to...
Sidney Allinson
Sidney Allinson is a British novelist and military historian.
Sidney Allinson is a British novelist and military historian.
Simon Kitson
Simon Kitson is a British historian.
Simon Kitson is a British historian.
Sir Julian Paget, 4th Baronet
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Paget, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Paget, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Spenser Wilkinson
Henry Spenser Wilkinson was the first Chichele Professor of Military History at Oxford University.
Henry Spenser Wilkinson was the first Chichele Professor of Military History at Oxford University.
Stephen Turnbull (historian)
Stephen Richard Turnbull is a historian specializing in eastern military history, especially the samurai of Japan.
Stephen Richard Turnbull is a historian specializing in eastern military history, especially the samurai of Japan.
Terry Brighton
Terry Brighton (born 28 April 1949 in Boston, England) is a British military historian and author.
Terry Brighton (born 28 April 1949 in Boston, England) is a British military historian and author.
Tom Wintringham
Thomas Henry (Tom) Wintringham (15 May 1898—16 August 1949) was a British soldier, military historian, journalist, poet, Marxist, politician and author.
Thomas Henry (Tom) Wintringham (15 May 1898—16 August 1949) was a British soldier, military historian, journalist, poet, Marxist, politician and author.
Tony Banham
Tony Banham is founder of the Hong Kong War Diary project, which studies and documents the 1941 defence of Hong Kong, the defenders, their families, and the fates of all until liberation.
Tony Banham is founder of the Hong Kong War Diary project, which studies and documents the 1941 defence of Hong Kong, the defenders, their families, and the fates of all until liberation.
William Francis Patrick Napier
General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB, Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian, third son of Colonel George Napier and his wife, Lady Sarah Lennox was born at Celbridge...
General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB, Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian, third son of Colonel George Napier and his wife, Lady Sarah Lennox was born at Celbridge...
William Leeke
William Leeke (1797–1879) was a British Army officer and clergyman, known for his published reminiscences of the Waterloo Campaign, which form a primary source for many modern histories of the c...
William Leeke (1797–1879) was a British Army officer and clergyman, known for his published reminiscences of the Waterloo Campaign, which form a primary source for many modern histories of the c...
William Lummis
Canon William Murrell Lummis, MC (4 June 1886 – 2 November 1985) was a British military historian most noted for the research he conducted on the Victoria Cross, the Charge of the Light Br...
Canon William Murrell Lummis, MC (4 June 1886 – 2 November 1985) was a British military historian most noted for the research he conducted on the Victoria Cross, the Charge of the Light Br...
William Siborne
William Siborne, Sibourne or Siborn (15 October 1797–9 January 1849) was a British officer and military historian whose most notable work was a history of the Waterloo campaign.
William Siborne, Sibourne or Siborn (15 October 1797–9 January 1849) was a British officer and military historian whose most notable work was a history of the Waterloo campaign.