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词条 Robert Lyman
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  1. Biography

     Education  Career  Personal life 

  2. Published works

     Other contributions 

  3. Broadcasts

  4. External links

  5. References

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}}Robert Lyman, 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]

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. He has obtained five degrees, including a PhD, from as many universities.

Career

Following his career in the British Army, Lyman has published over 14 books on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia. He is widely regarded to be authoritative on the war in the Far East, in particular the Burma Campaign. He regularly appears on TV and radio and reviews books for newspapers and magazines.[3] 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.[4][5] He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Lyman has been a trustee of the Kohima Educational Trust since 2004, and Chairman between 2008-2016.[6]

Personal life

He lives in Shurlock Row in rural Berkshire, England with his wife Hannah and their children.

Published works

BookYearPublishedOther
Slim, Master of War2004Constable & Robinson9781845292263}}[7]
First Victory2006Constable & Robinson9781845291082}}[8]
Iraq 19412006Osprey9781841769912}}[9]
The Generals2008Constable & Robinson9781845294915}}[10]
The Longest Siege: Tobruk, the Battle that Saved North Africa2009Macmillan9780230710245}}[11]
Kohima, 19442010Osprey9781846039393}}[12]
Japan's Last Bid for Victory2011Praetorian9781848845428}}[13]
Bill Slim1994Osprey9781849085281}}[14]
Operation Suicide2012Quercus9780857382405}} [15] Translated into French
Into the Jaws of Death2013Quercus9781471239809}}[16]
Jail Busters2014Quercus9781471275029}}[17]
The Real X-Men2015 Quercus9781784294748}}[18]
Among the Headhunters2016De Capo9780306824678}}[19]

Other contributions

  • Wrote a chapter in Professor Gary Sheffield’s book The Challenges of High Command (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003).[20]
  • Wrote the foreword to David Rooney’s Stilwell, The Patriot.[21]
  • Contributed to General Sir Richard Dannatt’s biography Leading from the Front.[22]
  • Contributed to Jeffrey Archer’s second volume of the Clifton Chronicles, The Sins of the Father.[23]

Broadcasts

  • Historian on Who Do You Think You Are documentaries for Alan Cumming and Nicky Campbell.[24]
  • He was the historical consultant to the BBC for the VJ Day ceremonies in 2015.[25]
  • He contributed to the documentary series Narrow Escapes of WW2.[26]

External links

  • The Kohima Educational Trust

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Robert Lyman |publisher=The Viney Agency |url=http://www.thevineyagency.com/author_robertlyman.html |accessdate=June 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Robert Lyman |publisher=Amazon.com |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B001JP47PY |accessdate=June 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=The Battle for Fallujah Matters Again |publisher=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-01/the-battle-for-fallujah-matters-again |accessdate=June 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=National Army Museum debate in 2012 for Britain’s Greatest Battle|publisher=Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/10008053/Second-World-War-clashes-named-as-Greatest-British-Battle.html |accessdate=June 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=National Army Museum debate in 2011 for Britain’s Greatest General |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9446000/9446289.stm |accessdate=June 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=KET |publisher=Kohima Educational Trust |url=http://kohimaeducationaltrust.net/kohima23.htm |accessdate=June 2016}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Slim, Master of War |publisher=Littlebrown.co.uk |url=https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781845292263 |accessdate=June 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=First Victory |publisher=Littlebrown.co.uk |url=https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781845291082 |accessdate=June 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Iraq 1941 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |url=https://ospreypublishing.com/iraq-1941-pb |accessdate=June 2016}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=The Generals |publisher=Littlebrown.co.uk|url=https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781845294915 |accessdate=June 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Tobruk: The Longest Siege |publisher=Panmacmillan|url=https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/robert-lyman/the-longest-siege |accessdate=June 2016}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Kohima 1944 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |url=https://ospreypublishing.com/kohima-1944-pb |accessdate=June 2016}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Japan's Last Bid for Victory |publisher=Praetorian |url=http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Japans-Last-Bid-for-Victory-Hardback/p/3269 |accessdate=June 2016}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=Bill Slim |publisher=Osprey Publishing |url=https://ospreypublishing.com/bill-slim |accessdate=June 2016}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Operation Suicide |publisher=Quercus Books |url=https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/search.page?SearchText=Robert+Lyman |accessdate=June 2016}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=Into the Jaws of Death |publisher=Quercus Books |url=https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/search.page?SearchText=Robert+Lyman |accessdate=June 2016}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=Jail Busters |publisher=Quercus Books |url=https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/search.page?SearchText=Robert+Lyman |accessdate=June 2016}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=The Real X-Men |publisher=Quercus Books |url=https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/search.page?SearchText=Robert+Lyman |accessdate=June 2016}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=Among the Headhunters |publisher=De Capo Press |url=http://www.dacapopress.com/book/hardcover/among-the-headhunters/9780306824678 |accessdate=June 2016}}
20. ^{{cite web|title=The Challenges of High Command |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |url= http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9780333804384#aboutBook |accessdate=June 2016}}
21. ^{{cite web|title=Stilwell, the Patriot |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |url= http://skyhorsepublishing.com/titles/21-9781510703605-stilwell-the-patriot |accessdate=June 2016}}
22. ^{{cite web|title=Leading from the Front |publisher=randomhouse.com |url=http://www.randomhouse.com.au/books/richard-dannatt/leading-from-the-front-an-autobiography-9780552162616.aspx |accessdate=June 2016}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=The Sins of the Father|publisher=jeffreyarcher.com |url=http://jeffreyarcher.co.uk/books-and-plays/fiction/the-sins-of-the-father/ |accessdate=June 2016}}
24. ^{{cite web|title=Who Do You Think You Are |publisher=BBC |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/nicky-campbell.shtml |accessdate=June 2016}}
25. ^{{cite web|title=Who Do You Think You Are |publisher=BBC |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/nicky-campbell.shtml |accessdate=June 2016}}
26. ^{{cite web|title=Narrow Escapes of WW2 |publisher=IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2397971/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |accessdate=June 2016}}
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