Alexander Watson (historian)
Alexander J. Watson | |
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| Born | 12 July 1979 |
| Awards | Wolfson History Prize (2014), Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History (2014) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Thesis | The chances of survival: personal risk assessment and attitudes to death among German and British soldiers in the Great War, 1914–1918 (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Niall Ferguson |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| Main interests | East-Central Europe, Germany and Britain during World War I. |
| Notable works | The Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl (2019), Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914–1918 (2014) |
Alexander James Watson (born 12 July 1979) is a British historian. He is the author of three books, which focus on East-Central Europe, Germany and Britain during World War I. His most recent book, The Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl was praised by The Times newspaper as a "masterpiece". His previous book, Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918, won numerous awards. Currently Watson is Professor of History at Goldsmiths, University of London.