Military Historian
my part in the birth and development of war studies 1966-2016
$54.19
- Hardcover
152 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2018
Summary
This is the story of how a boy from a poor background benefited from the new opportunities available in the post-1945 era to attend a very good grammar school, gain entry to Oxford University, and eventually became a professor at a top-grade university, King’s College, London. Early chapters show how hard it was to get a foothold on the lowest rungs of the academic ladder, particularly in a subject, military history, where there were virtually no established positions. No matter how talented …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781912390403 |
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| ISBN-10: | 191239040X |
| Author: | Brian Bond |
| Publisher: | Helion & Company |
| Imprint: | Helion & Company |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 152 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 434g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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”… an important survey from one of the most important figures in getting military history in universities accepted, respected, and established”
“… an important survey from one of the most important figures in getting military history in universities accepted, respected, and established” * SOFNAM Autumn 2018 *
About The Author
Brian Bond
Brian Bond has earned an international reputation as a military historian. He has lectured widely in Europe, The United States, Canada and Japan. His numerous books include: War and Society in Europe, 1870-1970 (1984); The Pursuit of Victory from Napoleon to Saddam Hussein (1996); The Unquiet Western Front: Britain’s Role in Literature and History (2002); and Britain’s Two World Wars against Germany (2014).
Brian Bond spent most of his teaching career at King’s College, London (1966-2001) where he became Professor of Military History. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford and was later a Visiting Fellow at Brasenose and All Souls colleges there.
He was President of the British Commission for Military History from 1986 to 2006.
He has been fortunate enough to spend nearly all his life in one beautiful village; namely Medmenham in the Thames Valley.
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