Jonathon Riley (military historian)
Jonathon Riley CB , DSO (born January 16, 1955 in Yorkshire ) is a historian and retired Lieutenant-General in the British Army . He was General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Multi-National Division (South-East) in Iraq and Deputy Commander of ISAF .
Life
Riley attended St. Mary's School in Beverley and Kingston Grammar School in London. He then studied geomorphology at University College London and history at the University of Leeds (Masters). A Ph.D. in Modern History from Cranfield University . In 1973 he joined the British Army and served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers Infantry Regiment . The officer was deployed abroad in Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2005 he was a Senior British Military Adviser at the United States Central Command . He taught u. a. at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , Cranfield University and King's College London . Riley is Chairman of the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum and Trustee of the Royal United Services Institute .
Awards
- Distinguished Service Order
- Legion of Merit (officer)
- Order of the Bath (Companion)
- NATO Meritorious Service Medal
- Honorary Fellowship from Aberystwyth University
Fonts (selection)
- History of the Queen's, 1959-1970 (1984)
- From Pole to Pole: Life of Quintin Riley, 1905–80 (1987)
- The Monitor Mission in the Balkans (1992)
- Soldiers of the Queen: The History of the Queen's Regiment 1966–1992 (1993)
- White Dragon: The Royal Welch Fusiliers in Bosnia (editor) (1995)
- Napoleon and the World War of 1813 (2000)
- Regimental Records of The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Vol VI 1945–1969 and Vol VII 1970–2000 (2001)
- The Life and Campaigns of General Hughie Stockwell: From Norway, Through Burma, to Suez (2007)
- Napoleon as a General: Command from the Battlefield to Grand Strategy (2007)
- That Astonishing Infantry: The History of the Royal Welch Fusiliers 1689-2006 (2008)
- Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm (2010)
- Up to Mametz - and Beyond (editor) (2010)
- A matter of honor. The Life, Campaigns and Generalship of Isaac Brock (2011)
- 1812: Empire at Bay. The 6th Coalition and the Downfall of Napoleon (2013)
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SURNAME | Riley, Jonathon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Riley, Jonathon P. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British historian and general |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Yorkshire |