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Andrew Roberts, Baron Roberts of Belgravia

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Andrew Roberts

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963-01-13 （Hammersmith, London, England）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
London (residence)

Career

Occupations
historian, journalist, research fellow, lecturer
Active Years
1985-
Affiliations
Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Research Fellow, Hoover Institution (Stanford), Lehrman Institute Distinguished Lecturer, New York Historical Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, London (2013–2021), Trustee of the Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust, Roberts Foundation (trustee)
Memberships
Royal Society of Literature (member), Royal Historical Society (member), Napoleonic Institute (fellow), International Churchill Society (honorary member)
Influenced By
Winston Churchill (influential subject and historiographical influence)
Influenced
Popularization of military history and biography among general readers

Education

Cranleigh School
Country: United Kingdom
Secondary education
Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge
Faculty of History / Modern History
Degree: BA (first-class), PhD
Period: 1980s
Year of Graduation: 1985
Country: United Kingdom
Graduated with first-class BA; later earned a PhD in modern history

Awards

Wolfson History Prize
2000
Work: Salisbury: Victorian Titan
Organization: Wolfson Foundation
Result: 受賞
British Army Military Book of the Year
2010
Work: The Storm of War
Organization: British Army (associated award)
Result: 受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography)
2015
Work: Napoleon the Great
Category: 伝記
Organization: Los Angeles Times
Result: 受賞
Prix du Jury des Grands Prix de la Fondation Napoléon
2014
Work: Napoleon the Great
Organization: Fondation Napoléon
Result: 受賞
International Churchill Society Book Award
2009
Work: Masters and Commanders
Organization: International Churchill Society
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War

2009 military history / general history

A comprehensive account of the political, strategic and social factors of World War II, analysing the decisions and consequences of leaders such as Hitler and Stalin for a general readership.

strategyleadershipWorld War II

Napoleon the Great

2014 biography / history

A detailed single-volume biography of Napoleon, re-evaluating his strategy, politics and private life using extensive primary sources.

reappraisal of leadershipmilitary historymodern Europe
Adaptations
  • [television] BBC television series based on Napoleon (2015)

Churchill: Walking with Destiny

2018 biography

A single-volume biography of Winston Churchill that draws on previously unavailable journals and notes to portray his life and leadership.

political historyleadership20th-century Britain

Salisbury: Victorian Titan

1999 biography / political history

A biography of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury, reassessing his achievements from a conservative perspective.

Victorian politicsconservatismstudy of leadership

Masters and Commanders

2008 military history / biography

An analysis of the strategies and decisions of key figures who shaped the Allied effort in the West during World War II.

military strategyleadership comparisonWorld War II

Bibliography

  • The Holy Fox (1991)
  • Eminent Churchillians (1994)
  • The Aachen Memorandum (1995)
  • Salisbury: Victorian Titan (1999)
  • Napoleon and Wellington (2001)
  • Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership (2003)
  • Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble (2005)
  • A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900 (2006)
  • The Storm of War (2009)
  • Napoleon the Great (2014)
  • Churchill: Walking with Destiny (2018)
  • Leadership in War (2019)
  • George III: The Life and Reign… (2021)
  • The Chief (2022)
  • Conflict (2023, with David Petraeus)

Adaptations

  • Appearances and television series on BBC based on his works

Style & Themes

Literary Style
accessible, narrative-driven historical writingscholarship grounded in primary sources presented for a popular audience
Recurring Motifs
analysis of leadershipmilitary strategyAnglo-centric perspectives

Legacy

A popular historian known for military history and biographies accessible to general readers. Praised for detailed research and readable prose, but also subject to debate and criticism over political views and interpretations. Holds academic fellowships and has exerted public influence through media and lectures.

Academic Societies

  • Royal Society of Literature
  • Royal Historical Society
  • Napoleonic Institute
  • International Churchill Society

Archives

  • Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust (trustee involvement)

In Popular Culture

  • Appearances as expert commentator and contributor to BBC and US television documentaries

Quotes

  • In his writing he stated, "For Churchill, apotheosis came in 1940; for Tony Blair, it will come when Iraq is successfully invaded..."
    Source: Book and essays (circa 2003) (2003)

Trivia

  • Created a life peer in 2022 as Baron Roberts of Belgravia.
  • Previously worked in investment banking before becoming a historian and author.
  • Frequent television appearances and public lectures popularized his work.
  • Divorced from first wife Camilla Henderson (two children); married to Susan Gilchrist and resides in London.