Charles Whiting

For other people named Charles Whiting, see Charles Whiting (disambiguation).

Charles Henry Whiting
Pen nameDuncan Harding, Ian Harding, John Kerrigan, Leo Kessler, Klaus Konrad, and Duncan Stirling
Occupationwriter, history professor
Alma materLeeds University
Genrefiction, history, travel
SubjectSecond World War, Ernest Hemingway,
Years active1956–2007
Notable worksLest I Fall (1956),
York Blitz, 1942,
Hemingway Goes To War
Notable awardsGeorge Dowty Prize at the 1956 Cheltenham Literature Festival
SpouseIrma Krueger (m. 1948– d.2001)
Gillian Tidmus (m. 2005 – his death 2007)
ChildrenJulian

Charles Henry Whiting (18 December 1926 – 24 July 2007[1]), was a British writer and military historian and with some 350 books of fiction and non-fiction to his credit, under his own name and a variety of pseudonyms including Duncan Harding,[2] Ian Harding,[3] John Kerrigan,[4] Leo Kessler,[5] Klaus Konrad,[6] K.N. Kostov,[3] and Duncan Stirling.[3]

  1. ^ "Obituary". Yorkshire Post. 28 July 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Duncan Harding". Goodreads. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Holland, Steve (23 August 2007). "Obituary: Charles Whiting: Sensational and serious chronicler of the second world war". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "John Kerrigan". Goodreads. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Leo Kessler". Goodreads. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Klaus Konrad". Goodreads. Retrieved 22 March 2015.