Robert Lyman

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Robert Lyman

MBE FRHistS
Born (1963-01-13) 13 January 1963 (age 62)
OccupationMilitary historian
LanguageEnglish
NationalityNew Zealand
Education Scotch College Melbourne, University of York (BA), King's College London (MA), University of Wales (MA), Cranfield University (BA), University of East Anglia (PhD)
Alma mater Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Subject Modern history
Website
www.robertlyman.com

Robert Murray Lyman MBE FRHistS (born 13 June 1963) is a British military historian. He has published a number of popular books on the Second World War. [1] [2]

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Biography

Education

Lyman was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne and joined the British Army at the age of 18. He was commissioned into the Light Infantry from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1982 and left the army as a Major. [3]

Career

Following his career in the British Army, Lyman has published over 16 books on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia. He regularly appears on TV and radio and reviews books for newspapers and magazines. [4] His presentation of the case for Field Marshal Sir William Slim won a National Army Museum debate in 2011 for Britain's Greatest General and his case for Kohima/Imphal won a National Army Museum debate in 2012 for Britain's Greatest Battle. [5] [6] Lyman regularly gives lectures at organisations such as the National Army Museum, and he is also a battlefield guide. [7] [8]

Lyman has been a trustee of the Kohima Educational Trust since 2004, and chairman between 2008 and 2016. [9]

He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Lyman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to military history and charity work in Nagaland. [10]

Published works

BookYearPublishedOther
Slim, Master of War2004Constable & Robinson ISBN   9781845292263 [11]
First Victory2006Constable & Robinson ISBN   9781845291082 [12]
Iraq 19412006Osprey ISBN   9781841769912 [13]
The Generals2008Constable & Robinson ISBN   9781845294915 [14]
The Longest Siege: Tobruk, the Battle that Saved North Africa2009Macmillan ISBN   9780230710245 [15]
Kohima, 19442010Osprey ISBN   9781846039393 [16]
Japan's Last Bid for Victory2011Praetorian ISBN   9781848845428 [17]
Bill Slim1994Osprey ISBN   9781849085281 [18]
Operation Suicide2012Quercus ISBN   9780857382405 [19] Translated into French
Into the Jaws of Death2013Quercus ISBN   9781471239809 [20]
Jail Busters2014Quercus ISBN   9781471275029 [21]
The Real X-Men2015Quercus ISBN   9781784294748 [22]
Among the Headhunters2016Da Capo ISBN   9780306824678 [23]
The Rise of the Third Reich2018Amberley ISBN   9781445687261 [24]
Under a Darkening Sky2018Pegasus ISBN   9781681777368 [25]
A War of Empires2021Osprey ISBN   1472847148 [26]
Operation Jericho2022Osprey ISBN   1472852060 [27]
Victory to Defeat2023Osprey ISBN   1472860861 [28]

Other contributions

Broadcasts

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Lyman". The Viney Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Robert Lyman". Amazon UK. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Robert Lyman". 21 April 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Battle for Fallujah Matters Again". Bloomberg. Bloomberg News. June 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "National Army Museum debate in 2012 for Britain's Greatest Battle". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "National Army Museum debate in 2011 for Britain's Greatest General". BBC. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "National Army Museum" . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Battlefield Guid" . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "KET". Kohima Educational Trust. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N29.
  11. ↑ Slim, Master of War. Littlebrown.co.uk. 31 January 2019. ISBN   9781845292263 . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. ↑ First Victory. Littlebrown.co.uk. 31 January 2019. ISBN   9781845291082 . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Iraq 1941". Osprey Publishing. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  14. ↑ The Generals. Littlebrown.co.uk. 31 January 2019. ISBN   9781845294915 . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Tobruk: The Longest Siege". Panmacmillan. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Kohima 1944". Osprey Publishing. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Japan's Last Bid for Victory". Praetorian. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Bill Slim". Osprey Publishing. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Operation Suicide". Quercus Books. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Into the Jaws of Death". Quercus Books. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Jail Busters". Quercus Books. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "The Real X-Men". Quercus Books. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "Among the Headhunters". Da Capo Press. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "The Rise of the Third Reich". Da Capo Press. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "Under a Darkening Sky". Pegasus. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "A War of Empires". Osprey. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  27. ↑ "Operation Jericho". Osprey. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  28. ↑ "Victory to Defeat". Osprey. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  29. ↑ "The Challenges of High Command". SpringerLink. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  30. ↑ "Stilwell, the Patriot". Skyhorse Publishing. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  31. ↑ "Leading from the Front". randomhouse.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  32. ↑ "The Sins of the Father". jeffreyarcher.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  33. ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  34. ↑ "VJ Day Commemorations". The Times . 29 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  35. ↑ "Narrow Escapes of WW2". IMDB. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  36. ↑ "The War in the Pacific: How WWII Changed the World Forever - Dr Robert Lyman". YouTube . 13 October 2024.
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