Paul K. Davis (born 1952) is a historian specializing in

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

Education and career

Born in Texas, he was educated at

Southwest Texas State University Texas State University is a public university, public research university in San Marcos, Texas. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the second largest university in the Greater Austin, Greater Austin metropolitan area ...

before earning his PhD from

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

with a thesis on the

Mesopotamian campaign The Mesopotamian campaign was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British India, against the Central Powe ...

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 has been consulted as an expert military historian by the

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and

National Public Radio National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other n ...

. He has lectured at St. Mary's University, the Alamo Colleges system, and the

University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a public research university in San Antonio, Texas. With over 34,000 students across its four campuses spanning 758 acres, UTSA is the largest university in San Antonio and the eighth-largest by ...

Select bibliography

*''100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present '' * ''Besieged: An Encyclopedia of Great Sieges from Ancient Times to the Present''. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2001. * ''Encyclopedia of Invasions and Conquests from Ancient Times to the Present''. Millerton, N.Y.: Grey House Pub, 2006. *''Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups '' with Allen Lee Hamilton *''Ends and Means: The British Mesopotamia Campaign and Commission, 1914-1916''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Paul K. 1952 births Living people Alumni of King's College London St. Mary's University, Texas faculty University of Texas at San Antonio faculty Texas State University alumni American military historians American male non-fiction writers