David Alexander Tetlow Stafford (born 10 March 1942) is projects director at

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's Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars and Leverhulme Emeritus Professor in the university's School of History, Classics and Archaeology. Stafford took his B.A. at Downing College, Cambridge in 1963. He then undertook postgraduate study at the

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, taking an M.A. and finally his Ph.D. in history in 1968. Beginning his career with government service, Stafford served in the

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as a third secretary at the

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from 1967 to 1968, and then as second secretary in 1968. He then took up an appointment as research associate (1968–70) at the Centre of International Studies at the

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. He then became assistant professor of history (1970–76) at Canada's

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. He was promoted to associate professor of history (1976–82) and finally professor of history (1982–84). He then became director of studies (1985–86) and executive director (1986–92) at the

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in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 1992 to 2000 Stafford became a visiting professor at

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, and then, from 2000, he became projects director at the Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars.Source: ''

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'', Thomson Gale, 2006 Stafford is particularly noted for his scholarly works concerning

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and

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, various aspects of the

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, and twentieth-century intelligence and

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with a focus on Britain. He now resides in

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, Canada.

Published works

* ''From Anarchism to Reformism: A Study of the Political Activities of Paul Brousse, 1870-90'', University of Toronto Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1971. * ''Britain and European Resistance, 1940-1945: A Survey of the Special Operations Executive, with Documents'', University of Toronto Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1980. * ''

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: Canada's School for Secret Agents, 1941-1945'',

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(Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1986; Dodd Mead (New York, NY), 1987. * ''The Silent Game: The Real World of Imaginary Spies'', Lester & Orpen Dennys (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1988; revised edition, University of Georgia Press (Athens, GA), 1991. * (With J.L. Granatstein) ''Spy Wars: Espionage and Canada: From Gouzenko to Glasnost'', Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1990. * (Editor, with A. Stuart Farson and

Wesley K. Wark Wesley K. Wark (born 1952) is a Canadian historian, an associate professor emeritus of history at the University of Toronto, and a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa. Education Wark earned a B.A. from Carleton University in 1975, an M ...

) ''Security and Intelligence in a Changing World: New Perspectives for the 1990s'',

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(Portland, OR), 1991. * ''Churchill and Secret Service'', John Murray (London, England), 1997; Overlook Press (Woodstock, NY), 1998. * ''Roosevelt and Churchill: Men of Secrets'', Little, Brown (London, England), 1999; Overlook Press (Woodstock, NY), 2000. * (Editor, with

Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones (born 28 July 1942) is professor of American history emeritus and an honorary fellow in History at the University of Edinburgh ( School of History, Classics and Archaeology), Scotland. He is an authority on American intell ...

) ''American-British-Canadian Intelligence Relations, 1939-2000'' (case studies), Frank Cass (Portland, OR), 2000. * ''Secret Agent: The True Story of the Special Operations Executive'', BBC Worldwide (London, England), 2000; published as ''Secret Agent: The True Story of the Covert War against Hitler'', Overlook Press (Woodstock, NY), 2001. * (Editor) ''Flight from Reality: Rudolf Hess and His Mission to Scotland, 1941'', Pimlico (London, England), 2002. * ''Spies beneath Berlin'', John Murray (London, England), 2002; Overlook Press (Woodstock, NY), 2003. * ''Ten Days to D-Day: Countdown to the Liberation of Europe'', Little, Brown (London, England), 2003; published as ''Countdown to D-Day: Citizens and Soldiers on the Eve of the Invasion'', Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2004. * ''Endgame, 1945: Victory, Retribution, Liberation'', Little, Brown (London, England), 2007; published as ''Endgame, 1945: The Missing Final Chapter of World War II'', Little, Brown (New York, NY), 2007.

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