Michael Howard (historian)
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Sir Michael Howard OM CH CBE MC FBA |
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| Born |
Michael Eliot Howard 29 November 1922 Ashmore, Dorset |
| Education | Wellington College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Known for | expanding military history beyond the traditional campaigns and battles accounts by examining the sociological significance of war |
| Title | Regius Professor of Modern History |
| Term | 1980–1989 |
| Predecessor | Hugh Trevor-Roper |
| Successor | John Elliott |
| Partner(s) | Mark Anthony James (Civil Partnership: 2006 – present) |
Sir Michael Eliot Howard OM, CH, CBE, MC, FBA (born 29 November 1922) is a British military historian, formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War, Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University, Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University and founder of the Department of War Studies, King's College London.
Howard has been described in the Financial Times as "Britain's greatest living historian".
Howard was born on 29 November 1922 in the village of Ashmore in Dorset. He was the youngest son of Geoffrey Howard and Edith (née Edinger). He was educated at Wellington College and Christ Church, University of Oxford (with service in World War II in between). He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1946, which was later promoted to Master of Arts (MA) in 1948.
Howard joined the British Army and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant into the Coldstream Guards on 4 December 1942. He was given the service number 253901. He fought in the Italian Campaign, serving with the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, coming ashore during the landings at Salerno in September 1943. On 27 January 1944, during the First Battle of Monte Cassino, he was awarded the Military Cross (MC) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy".
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