Matthew Bennett (born 1954) is a historian specialising in Medieval warfare. He taught as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communication and Applied Behavioural Science at The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK, for thirty years, retiring in 2014. He holds a degree in History and an MA in Medieval History from

King's College, London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King G ...

, where he studied under R. Allen Brown, and is a fellow of both the Society of Antiquaries and the

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. In 2011 he was awarded a PhD By Means of Published Works by the University of Northampton. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on Medieval warfare.

Publications

* *With Nicholas Hooper: * *With Jim Bradbury, Kelly DeVries, Iain Dickie, and Phyllis Jestice: *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Matthew British military writers 1954 births Living people British military historians Alumni of King's College London Academics of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London