Robert Lyman

Robert Lyman is widely regarded as one of Britain's most talented military historians, with fifteen best-selling works of history published to date and numerous appearances on television including the BBC'sWho Do You Think You Are' and a range of documentaries including two in theGreat Escapes' series, on Tobruk (1941) and Kohima (1944). He was the military consultant to the BBC for the Victory over Japan memorial celebrations in the UK in 215 and again for the 7th anniversary in 22. He spent 2 years in the British Army and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. In 21 he helped General Sir Richard Dannatt write his autobiography, Leading from the Front. A frequent traveller to the US, Asia and Australasia, he lives in England.