I am an investigative archival historian. My writing is based on visits to historic sites and on records I have examined in such fascinating collections as …
- British Library (London)
- British Library Newspapers Collection (Colindale)
- Bundesarchiv (Berlin)
- Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv (Freiburg)
- Bunkeranlagen OKH-Zossen (Wünsdorf)
- Cambridge University Library
- Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College (Cambridge)
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Frankfurt)
- Deutsches Historisches Museum (Berlin)
- Former Canaris and Heydrich residences (Berlin-Schlachtensee)
- Former Havel-Institut (Berlin-Wannsee)
- Gedenkstätte Theresienstadt (Pamatnik Terezin)
- Gedenk- und Bildungsstätte Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz (Berlin-Wannsee)
- Harry Ransom Center (Austin)
- Imperial War Museum (London)
- KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau
- KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg
- KZ-Gedenkstätte Sachsenhausen (Oranienburg)
- Library of Congress (Washington)
- Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony’s College (Oxford)
- National Archives and Records Administration (Washington)
- National Museum of American Jewish Military History (Washington)
- Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna)
- Politisches Archiv, Auswärtiges Amt (Berlin)
- Staatliches Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau (Panstwowe Muzeum Oswiecim)
- The National Archives (Kew)
- The Wellcome Collection (London)
- Whitman College and Northwest Archives (Walla Walla)
My education has been international …
- I was schooled at The King’s School, Canterbury (1951-58). The oldest school in Europe, possibly in the world, founded by St Augustine in 597. Then …
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in German (University College London)
- Master of Arts in German Literature (University of Alberta)
- Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in History (University of South Africa)
- I have studied occasionally as a postgraduate at Cambridge, Innsbruck, and Simon Fraser universities.
- During my undergraduate years at UCL, I also completed teacher training at St Mary’s College, Strawberry Hill (University of London Institute of Education), acquiring a Teacher’s Certificate (Secondary Level) and UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
I currently hold/have held the following fellowships in learned societies …
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) — Current
- Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS) — Current
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (FCIL) (1966–2011)
- Fellow of the College of Preceptors (FCollP) (1993–1999)
I currently maintain the following active memberships …
- Member of the Irish Association of Professional Historians (IAPH)
- Member of the North American Society for Intelligence History (NASIH)
- Member of the Military Welfare History Network (MHWN)
- Member of the Old King’s Scholars (OKS) Association
- Member of the UCL Alumni Network
- Member of the University of Alberta Alumni Association
- Member of the Association of Retired NAIT Staff (ARNS)
- Affiliate Member of Modern Church
- Friend of Canterbury Cathedral
If you wish to know more about my work as a historian, please browse through this website, where you will find a handy CONTACT form if you wish to message me.