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Paul K. Davis (historian)

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Paul K. Davis (born 1952) is an American historian specializing in military history.

Education and career

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Born in Texas, he was educated at Southwest Texas State University before earning his PhD from King's College London with a thesis on the Mesopotamian campaign of the First World War. He has been consulted as an expert military historian by the BBC and National Public Radio. He has lectured at St. Mary's University, the Alamo Colleges system, and the University of Texas at San Antonio.[1]

Select bibliography

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  • 100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-19-514366-3[2]
  • Besieged: An Encyclopedia of Great Sieges from Ancient Times to the Present. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2001. ISBN 1-576-07195-2 OCLC 47825934
  • Encyclopedia of Invasions and Conquests from Ancient Times to the Present. Millerton, N.Y.: Grey House Pub, 2006. ISBN 1-59237-114-0[3]
  • Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups with Allen Lee Hamilton ISBN 1-59237-116-7; 3rd ed., Grey House, 2016[4]
  • Ends and Means: The British Mesopotamia Campaign and Commission, 1914-1916. Farleigh Dickinson University Press, 1994.[5]
  • Masters of the Battlefield: Great Commanders from the Classical Age to the Napoleonic Era. Oxford University Press, 2013.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Paul K. Davis". wwnorton.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Reviews of 100 Decisive Battles:
  3. ^ Reviews of Encyclopedia of Invasions and Conquests:
  4. ^ Reviews of Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups:
  5. ^ Reviews of Ends and Means:
  6. ^ Reviews of Masters of the Battlefield:
    • Nathan Albright (2013), H-Net, [4]
    • Laurence W. Marvin (2013), Michigan War Studies Review, [5]
    • Matthew Wayman (2013), Library Journal, [6]
    • Mark Thompson (2013), "The True Kings of Battle", Time
    • Ed Timms (2013), Dallas Morning News, [7]
    • Chris Thomas (2014), World History Connected, [8]