Michael John Barthorp (died 5 January 2018, aged 90 years) was a British historian and writer, specialising in

military history Military history is the study of War, armed conflict in the Human history, history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to Politics, local and international relationships. ...

and

military uniforms A military uniform is a standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of various nations. Military dress and styles have gone through significant changes over the centuries, from colourful and elaborate, ornamente ...

. He lived in

Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the ...

Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

. Barthorp attended

Wellington College Wellington College may refer to: * Wellington College, Berkshire, an independent school in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England ** Wellington College International Shanghai ** Wellington College International Tianjin *Wellington College, Wellington, New ...

until the end of the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

. In September 1945, he joined the

Rifle Brigade The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army formed in January 1800 as the "Experimental Corps of Riflemen" to provide sharpshooters, scouts, and skirmishers. They were soon renamed the "Ri ...

under universal conscription and was demobilised in 1958. After some time with the Royal Hampshire Territorials, he exchanged for a regular commission in the

Northamptonshire Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960. In 1960, it was amalgamated with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's O ...

in which his family had served for three generations. Major Barthorp retired from service in 1968, to become a military historian and writer. He was a member of the Victorian Military Society and contributed to their magazine ''Soldiers of the Queen''. Predeceased by his wife Penelope, they were survived by two sons and a daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Bibliography

* (1974) ''The Northamptonshire Regiment (Famous Regiments)'', Leo Cooper, * (1976) ''Crater to the Creggan: A History of the Royal Anglian Regiment, 1964-74'', Leo Cooper, * (1979) ''Indian Infantry Regiments, 1860-1914'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1979) ''To Face the Daring Māoris'', Hodder and Stoughton, * (1980) ''The Zulu War: A Pictorial History'', Blandford Press, * (1980) ''Marlborough's Army 1702-11'' UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1982) ''British Military Uniforms Since 1660'', Poole: New Orchard Editions, * (1982) ''British Infantry Uniforms Since 1660'', Littlehampton Book Services, * (1982) ''The Jacobite Rebellions, 1689-1745'', London: Osprey Publishing, * (1982) ''The North-West Frontier: British India and Afghanistan, a Pictorial History 1839-194'', Blandford Press, * (1984) ''War on the Nile: Britain, Egypt and the Sudan, 1882-1898'', London: Blandford Press * (1984) ''British Cavalry Uniforms Since 1660'', Littlehampton Book Services, * (1987) ''The Anglo-Boer Wars'', Blandford Press, * (1987) ''The British Army on Campaign (1), 1816-1853'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1987) ''The British Army on Campaign (2), 1854-56 : The Crimea'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1988) ''The British Army on Campaign (3), 1856-1881'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1988) ''The British Army on Campaign (4), 1882–1902'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1989) ''The Old Contemptibles'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1990) ''Wellington's Generals'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1991) ''Heroes of the Crimea: The Battles of Balaclava and Inkermann'', Blandford Press, * (1992) ''Napoleon's Egyptian Campaigns, 1798–1801'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1994) ''The British Troops in the Indian Mutiny, 1857–59'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (1996) ''The Frontier Ablaze: The North-West Frontier Rising, 1897-98'', Windrow & Greene, * (2000) ''Queen Victoria's Commanders'', UK: Osprey Publishing, * (2002) ''The Zulu War: Isandhlwana to Ulundi'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, * (2002) ''Afghan Wars: and the North-West Frontier 1839-1947'', Cassell, * (2002) ''Slogging Over Africa: The Boer Wars 1815-1902'', Cassell,

References

*Death notice
Major Michael John BARTHORP , Family Notices from the Jersey Evening Post

External links

Osprey Publishing author page
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