Norman Longmate
Norman Richard Longmate (born December 15, 1925 in Newbury , Berkshire , † June 4, 2016 ) was an English social and military historian and author.
Longmate attended Christ's Hospital private school in West Sussex. After his military service, he taught modern history at Worcester College , Oxford. He then worked as a journalist , as a history documentary producer for the BBC and in the BBC's secretariat. From 1983 he worked as a freelance author. From 1981 he was a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society .
He wrote over twenty books. His best-known book is How We Lived Then (1971), which uses self-testimonies to describe everyday life in the UK during World War II.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Norman Longmate, historian - obituary. In: The Telegraph . June 27, 2016, accessed August 4, 2016.
- ↑ a b Norman Longmate , site of Random House Books Australia, accessed on August 4 2016th
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Longmate, Norman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Longmate, Norman Richard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English social and military historian and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newbury , Berkshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th June 2016 |