Historian, writer, and broadcaster, Jon is the author of the highly successful "Through German Eyes" books looking at famous Second World War campaigns and battles such as D-Day and Stalingrad from the German perspective. Based on in-depth interviews and first-hand testimony from veterans Jon's work leads the field in exploring often unheard stories.
Having written extensively on the Second World War he has recently embarked upon a project to detail the history of some of the most prominent IRA units from the Troubles. The first book in the series; "Death in the Fields" on East Tyrone has been published to much acclaim, focusing as it does on the words of the protagonists themselves.
His books have been published in a dozen languages, including; French, Chinese, Swedish, Spanish and Dutch, and his book "Death on the Don" was nominated for the 2014 Pushkin Prize for History.
An expert contributor to all aspects of media, he regularly writes for a range of magazines including History of War and All About History, and often features on radio including BBC Radio 4, Talk Radio and RTE, and in a large number of podcasts, such as The Good Listener, ww2podcast, History Hack and History Hit. Jon has also appeared on TV in; "WW2 Frontlines" and "Battle Honours", and will shortly be seen in National Geographic's WW2 "Liberation."
Away from writing he is a passionate rugby supporter, endurance runner and family man. He currently lives on Mersea island, just off the Essex coast.
