Jon Latimer

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Jonathan David Latimer (1964 – 4 January 2009) was a historian and writer based in Wales. His books include Operation Compass 1940 (Osprey, 2000), Tobruk 1941 (Osprey, 2001), Deception in War (John Murray, 2001), Alamein (John Murray, 2002), Burma: The Forgotten War (John Murray, 2004) and 1812: War with America (Harvard University Press, 2007) which won a Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History and was shortlisted for the George Washington Book Prize.[1][2]

Life

Born in

University College, Swansea but switched course to graduate in oceanography. He worked as an oceanographer until becoming a full-time writer in 1997.[1]

In 2003, he became an honorary research fellow at his alma mater (by this time Swansea University) and was appointed as a part-time lecturer in history on the BA (Hons) degree scheme 'War and Society'. He was also a guest lecturer at the Joint Services Command and Staff College at Shrivenham.[1]

Latimer was an enthusiastic part-time soldier. Originally enlisting as a

Territorial Army. He spent periods attached to regular battalions in Northern Ireland (1989), Australia (1991–2) and as an intelligence officer (1992–3).[1]

Latimer died following a heart attack in January 2009.[1][3] His book, Buccaneers of the Caribbean: How Piracy Forged an Empire was published posthumously in April 2009.

Selected works

  • Operation Compass 1940: Wavell's Whirlwind Offensive. Oxford: Osprey Military, 2000.
    ISBN 1855329670
  • Deception in War. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 2001.
    ISBN 1585672041
  • Alamein. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2002.
    ISBN 0674010167
  • ISBN 0719565758
  • Tobruk 1941: Rommel's Opening Move. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004.
    ISBN 0275982874
    (Originally published by Osprey in 2001)
  • 1812: War with America. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.
    ISBN 9780674025844
  • Buccaneers of the Caribbean: How Piracy Forged an Empire. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2009.
    ISBN 9780674034037

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Times" obituary
  2. ^ Donald R. Hickey, "Anticipating the Bicentennial: Three Books that Need to Be Written," The War of 1812 Magazine Issue 16: September 2011 online
  3. ^ "Tribute to 'inspirational' author". BBC News. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.

External links

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