American military historian (born 1952)
Paul K. Davis (born 1952) is an American historian specializing in military history.
Education and career
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
- 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
- ^ "Paul K. Davis". wwnorton.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Reviews of 100 Decisive Battles:
- Alan Day (2000), Reference Reviews, doi:10.1108/rr.2000.14.7.9.331
- Andrew Medlar (2000), School Library Journal, [1]
- Mary Ellen Quinn (2000), Booklist, [2]
- ^ Reviews of Encyclopedia of Invasions and Conquests:
- Stephen H. Peters (1997), Library Journal, EBSCOhost 9702040065
- Charles Becker (2006), Booklist, EBSCOhost 22721723
- Ann W. Moore (2006), School Library Journal, EBSCOhost 23416057
- Shelley Glantz (2007), Library Media Connection, EBSCOhost 24170337
- Maggie Knapp (2017), Library Journal, EBSCOhost 123953559, [3]
- Jennifer Koenig Johnson (2018), Reference Reviews, doi:10.1108/RR-08-2017-0180
- ^ Reviews of Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups:
- Stephen H. Peters (1999), Library Journal, EBSCOhost 1540917
- Christine Sharbrough (2017), Library Journal, EBSCOhost 122467801
- ^ Reviews of Ends and Means:
- Vanessa Martin (1996), Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, JSTOR 25183135
- Victor Rothwell (1996), History, JSTOR 24422939
- ^ 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]
