MICHAEL JONES
Michael Jones gained a PhD in military history at Bristol University and subsequently taught at the University of South West England, the University of Glasgow and Winchester College. He now works freelance as a writer, presenter and battlefield tour guide. His first book, The King’s Mother, was shortlisted for the Whitfield Prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a member of the British Commission for Military History. Michael Jones’ particular interest is in battle psychology, and the role of morale and inspirational leadership in situations of military crisis. He has worked extensively with World War Two veterans, and his books draw on their powerful eye-witness testimonies, focussing on the human story behind the battles and campaigns. He is an enthusiastic and highly effective lecturer, who also works in the corporate field as a motivational speaker and trainer, bringing alive the present-day relevance of history’s greatest battles and commanders. Michael Jones was historical adviser for the recent History Channel series Warriors and Russia Today’s TV documentaries on World War Two’s Eastern Front.
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LATEST BOOK: TOTAL WAR: FROM STALINGRAD TO BERLIN
In February 1943, German forces surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad and the tide of war turned. By May 1945 Soviet soldiers had stormed Berlin and brought down Hitler's regime.
Total War follows the fortunes of these fighters as they liberated Russia and the Ukraine from the Nazi invader and fought their way into the heart of the Reich. It reveals the horrors they experienced - the Holocaust, genocide and the mass murder of Soviet POWs - and shows the Red Army, brutalized by war, taking its terrible revenge on the German civilian population. For the first time Russian veterans are candid about the terrible atrocities their own army committed. But they also describe their struggle to raise themselves from the abyss of hatred. Their war against the Nazis - which in large part brought the Second World War in Europe to an end - is a tarnished but deeply moving story of sacrifice and redemption.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Total War: From Stalingrad to Berlin (John Murray, 2011). Spanish by Critica. The Retreat: Hitler’s First Defeat (John Murray, 2009). US edition by Thomas Dunne, Spanish by Critica; Danish by Thaning & Appel. .Leningrad: State of Siege (John Murray, 2008). US edition by Basic Books – other foreign editions in Brazil, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, India, Norway, Spain.Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed (Pen and Sword, 2007). US edition by Casemate; Russian by Eksmo.Agincourt 1415 – A Battlefield Guide (Pen and Sword, 2005)Bosworth 1485 – Psychology of a Battle (The History Press, 2002) The Kings’ Mother: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (CUP, 1992)
