Jonathon Riley (military historian)

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Jonathon Riley (2009)

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

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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personal data
SURNAME Riley, Jonathon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Riley, Jonathon P.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British historian and general
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Yorkshire