Andrew Robertshaw (born 1956) is a British military historian, curator, author and educator who specialises in the history of the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. He is best known for his television appearances, in programmes such as ''
Two Men in a Trench
''Two Men in a Trench'' is a British comedic historical documentary television series, produced by the BBC, that ran from 2002 to 2004.
Overview
''Two Men in a Trench'' follows archaeologists Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver around the British Isles ...
'' and ''
Time Team
''Time Team'' is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. It returned online in 2022 for two episodes released on YouTube. Created by television producer Tim ...
''. He was a military history advisor on the films ''
War Horse
The first evidence of horses in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from 2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons. By 1600 BC, improved harness and chariot design ...
'' ''
1917
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...
'' and ''They Shall Not Grow Old''.
Robertshaw was born in Doncaster, England. During his career he has worked as Curator/Manager of the
Royal Logistic Corps Museum in
Deepcut
Deepcut is a village in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, approximately southwest of central London. The nearest towns are Camberley, Surrey ( to the north) and Farnborough, Hampshire (3 mi to the west). Deepcut is named af ...
, and previously as Head of Education at The National Army Museum in London.
He is now director of BattleFields Partnerships Limited. He is also the lead historian for The Centre For Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) at the Kent Show Ground.
Works
*''A Soldier's Life'' (1997)
*''Warfare in the 16th-19th Centuries: The Age of Empires'' (Battle Zone) (2003) (with Mark Bergin)
*''Somme 1 July 1916: Tragedy and Triumph'' (Campaign) (2006)
*''Feeding Tommy: Battlefield Recipes from the First World War''
*''Digging the Trenches: the Archaeology of the Western Front'' (with
David Kenyon)
*''Ghosts on the Somme: Filming the Battle, June–July 1916'' (2009) (With Alastair Fraser and Steve Roberts)
*''The Hard Way: Surviving Shamshuipo POW Camp 1941-45'' (2011)
*''The Platoon: An Infantryman on the Western Front 1916-18'' (2012) (with Steve Roberts)
*''Frontline Cookbook: Battlefield Recipes from the Second World War'' (2012)
*''24hr Trench: A Day in the Life of a Frontline Tommy'' (2012)
*''24hr Under Attack: Tommy Defends the Frontline'' (2014)
*''5 Minute History: First World War Trenches'' (2014)
*''Somme 1916 (Battle Story)'' (2014)
* Film ''War Horse'' (2010)
*Film ''They Shall Not Grow Old'' (2018)
*Film ''1917'' (2019)
References
External links
Official websiteCEMA
*
English historians
Living people
1956 births
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