John Erickson (historian)

John Erickson
Born17 April 1929
South Shields, England
Died10 February 2002 (2002-02-11) (aged 72)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Academic work
Main interestsmilitary historian (History of warfare, World War II, Soviet Union in World War II
Notable worksThe Road to Stalingrad and The Road to Berlin

John Erickson, FRSE, FBA, FRSA (17 April 1929 – 10 February 2002)[1] was a British historian and defence expert who wrote extensively on the Second World War. His two best-known books – The Road to Stalingrad and The Road to Berlin – dealt with the Soviet response to the German invasion of the Soviet Union, covering the period from 1941 to 1945. He was respected for his knowledge of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.[2] His Russian language skills and knowledge gained him respect.[3]

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