Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
David Reynolds
デイヴィッド・レイノルズ
Deividdo Reinoruzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-02-17 （England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cambridge
Career
- Occupations
- historian, university professor, documentary writer and presenter
- Active Years
- 1981-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge, Christ's College, Cambridge, British Academy
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulwich College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | Faculty of History | History Department | BA, PhD | — | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Dulwich College
Country:
United Kingdom
Attended on a scholarship
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Faculty of History
/ History Department
Degree:
BA, PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied history
Harvard University
Country:
United States
Chorote and Warren Fellowships
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Wolfson History Prize | In Command of History | — | Wolfson Foundation | winner |
| 2005 | Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | elected |
| 2014 | Hessell-Tiltman Prize | The Long Shadow | — | PEN International | winner |
Wolfson History Prize
2004
Work:
In Command of History
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
winner
Fellow of the British Academy
2005
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
elected
Hessell-Tiltman Prize
2014
Work:
The Long Shadow
Organization:
PEN International
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War
2004 HistoryAnalysis of Churchill's writing of his Second World War memoirs.
World War IIWinston ChurchillHistorical writing
The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century
2013 HistoryExplores the legacies and memory of the First World War.
World War IWar memory20th century history
Adaptations
- [TV documentary] The Long Shadow / Russell Barnes (2014)
Bibliography
- The Creation of the Anglo-American Alliance, 1937–1941: a Study in Competitive Co-operation
- An Ocean Apart: the Relationship between Britain and America in the 20th Century
- Britannia Overruled: British Policy and World Power in the 20th Century
- Allies at War: the Soviet, American and British Experience 1939–1945
- The Origins of the Cold War in Europe: International Perspectives
- Rich Relations: the American Occupation of Britain, 1942–1945
- One World Divisible: a Global History since 1945
- From Munich to Pearl Harbor: Roosevelt's America and the Origins of the Second World War
- In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War
- Christ's: a Cambridge College Over Five Centuries
- From World War to Cold War: Churchill, Roosevelt, and the International History of the 1940s
- Summits: Six Meetings That Shaped the Twentieth Century
- FDR's World: War, Peace, and Legacies
- America, Empire of Liberty: A New History
- The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century
- Transcending the Cold War: Summits, Statecraft, and the Dissolution of Bipolarity in Europe, 1970–1990
- The Kremlin Letters: Stalin's Wartime Correspondence with Churchill and Roosevelt
- Island Stories: Britain and its History in the Age of Brexit
- Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Archival researchEngaging narrativeInternational perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- World warsCold WarAnglo-American relationsSummits
Legacy
Prominent British historian specializing in 20th-century history, particularly the world wars and Cold War. Emeritus Professor of International History at Cambridge University. Winner of Wolfson History Prize and Hessell-Tiltman Prize, and presenter of BBC documentaries. Honored with a Festschrift in 2022.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
In Popular Culture
- Writer and presenter for BBC history documentaries
Trivia
- Presented with a Festschrift by former PhD students in 2022
- President of Cambridge University Cricket Club since 2021