Gary Sheffield (historian)
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Professor
Gary Sheffield is an English
academic at the University of Birmingham
and a military historian. He has published widely, especially on the First World War
, and contributes to many newspapers, journals and magazines. He frequently broadcasts on television and radio.
Sheffield studied history at the University of Leeds
under Edward Spiers and Hugh Cecil. He followed his basic degree course with a research MA. In 1985, he became a lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
, and studied at King’s College, London under Brian Bond
for a part-time PhD awarded in 1994. In 1999 he became a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London and Land Warfare Historian on the Higher Command and Staff Course at the UK's Joint Services Command and Staff College
. In 2005 he was appointed as Professor of Modern history
at King's College London
.
In 2006, Sheffield was appointed Professor of War studies
at the University of Birmingham
. He is currently researching a new study of Field-Marshal Earl Haig
, and a study of the British and Commonwealth soldier in the Second World War, provisionally entitled Citizen Army. Sheffield is variously credited as Gary Sheffield, G. Sheffield and G. D. Sheffield.
Professor
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Gary Sheffield is an English
England
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academic at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
and a military historian. He has published widely, especially on the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and contributes to many newspapers, journals and magazines. He frequently broadcasts on television and radio.
Sheffield studied history at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
under Edward Spiers and Hugh Cecil. He followed his basic degree course with a research MA. In 1985, he became a lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
, and studied at King’s College, London under Brian Bond
Brian Bond
Brian James Bond is a British military historian and professor emeritus of military history at King's College London.-Early life and education:...
for a part-time PhD awarded in 1994. In 1999 he became a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London and Land Warfare Historian on the Higher Command and Staff Course at the UK's Joint Services Command and Staff College
Joint Services Command and Staff College
Joint Services Command and Staff College is a British military academic establishment providing training and education to experienced officers of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence Civil Service, and serving officers of other states.-History:JSCSC combined the single...
. In 2005 he was appointed as Professor of Modern history
Modern history
Modern history, or the modern era, describes the historical timeline after the Middle Ages. Modern history can be further broken down into the early modern period and the late modern period after the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution...
at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
.
In 2006, Sheffield was appointed Professor of War studies
War studies
War studies is the multi-disciplinary study of war. It is distinct from military history in that it encompasses a variety of fields:*Laws of war*Philosophy of war**Ethics of war***Just War Theory**Deterrence theory*Psychology of war...
at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
. He is currently researching a new study of Field-Marshal Earl Haig
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE, ADC, was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 to the end of the War...
, and a study of the British and Commonwealth soldier in the Second World War, provisionally entitled Citizen Army. Sheffield is variously credited as Gary Sheffield, G. Sheffield and G. D. Sheffield.
Select Publications
- Sheffield, G., Imperial War Museum's 1914-1918 The Western Front Experience (Carlton Books, 2008)
- Sheffield, G. (ed.), War on the Western Front: In the Trenches of World War I (Osprey, 2007)
- Sheffield, G. & Bourne, J., (ed.)Douglas Haig: War Diaries and Letters 1914-1918 (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005; Phoenix, 2006)
- Sheffield, G., The Somme: A New History (Cassell Military Paperbacks, 2004)
- Sheffield, G., Forgotten Victory: The First World War - Myths and Realities (Headline, 2001; Review, 2002)
- Sheffield, G , Leadership in the Trenches: Officer-Man Relations, Morale and Discipline in the British Army in the era of the First World War (Macmillan, 2000)
- Sheffield, G. (ed.), Leadership and Command: The Anglo-American Military Experience Since 1861 (Brassey's, 1996; New Edition, 2002)
- Sheffield, G., (ed.) & Todman, D. (ed.), Command and Control on the Western Front: The British Army's Experience, 1914-19 (Spellmount, 2004) ISBN 978-1862270831
- Sheffield, G., The Redcaps: History of the Royal Military Police and Its Antecedents from the Middle Ages to the Gulf War (Brassey's, 1994) ISBN 978-1857530292