The War Room
Dr Robert Lyman MBEIdeas and commentary on historical matters and subjects associated with modern international relations, sometimes associated with my writing, and sometimes not!
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Montgomery: Unbeatable, Unbearable
Do we need another book on Montgomery of Alamein? If it is as good as this one, then my emphatic response is ‘Yes’. I think I have read most books on Monty (I had once planned to write a joint biography of Monty and Slim, but decided that i...
The End of the Indian Empire; unnecessarily messy
Lord Shenkman has written a letter to The Spectator decrying the approach of scholars like William Dalrymple to the question of India and her independence. My reply (not yet published) follows:
While I agree with Lord Shenkman that Will...
The Maginot Line
I have rarely enjoyed reading a book that so dramatically upsets the myths of several generations, certainly since Marc Bloch’s seminal, polemical work on the fall of France and the Maginot Line, L’Étrange Défaite (Strange Defeat), publishe...
We are all Indians now
Writing my current book on the ‘great, bitter battle’ of Kohima in 1944 (the phrase is a Japanese one), I have been confronted once again by the triumph that was the pre-partition Indian Army. Those of you who have read A War of Empires wi...
Senior Officer Casualties at Kohima
Many of you will know that I’m currently writing my ‘big’ book on Kohima. I’ve chosen the title from a comment made by one of Sato’s staff officers. I think it captures the bitter ferocity of the fighting perfectly.
It is being published...
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I was once a soldier. My five degrees are in history, international affairs, war studies, military technology and the operational art of General Bill Slim, the latter being my PhD. www.robertlyman.com.
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