Professor Martin Thomas (born 1964) is a British

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

. Thomas did both his undergraduate and doctoral studies at

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, completing his D.Phil. in 1991. He joined the history department at the

University of the West of England The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...

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, in 1992 before leaving to take up a post at the History Department of

Exeter University , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

in 2003. He is the director of the Centre for the Study of War, State and Society. He is considered one of the leading specialists on French colonial history and, in November 2002, was awarded a £50,000 prize from the

Leverhulme Trust The Leverhulme Trust () is a large national grant-making organisation in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1925 under the will of the 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), with the instruction that its resources should be used to suppo ...

for the outstanding quality of his research. He has published five monographs on aspects of French foreign and colonial policy, Franco-British relations, colonial security services and the colonial state. He has been on the editorial boards of ''

The International History Review ''The International History Review'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the history of international relations and the history of international thought published by Routledge. It was established in 1978 by Edward Ingram, Gordon Martel an ...

'' and ''

Intelligence and National Security ''Intelligence and National Security'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal focused on the role of intelligence in international relations and politics. The journal was established in 1986 by Christopher Andrew and Michael I. Handel as the first ...

''.

Works

* * * Paperback 2007. * *(co-editor with Kent Fedorowich), * * * Paperback 2007. * *

References

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1964 births Living people British historians Historians of France Academics of the University of the West of England, Bristol Academics of the University of Exeter Alumni of the University of Oxford Historians of World War II Historians of Vichy France {{UK-historian-stub