Richard Overy

Richard Overy
Overy lecturing at King's College London in 2015
Born
Richard James Overy

(1947-12-23) 23 December 1947 (age 76)
NationalityBritish
Alma materGonville and Caius College, Cambridge
OccupationHistorian
Known forStudies on military history, especially the Second World War
Notable credit(s)Why the Allies Won, The Air War: 1939–1945

Richard James Overy FRHistS FBA (born 23 December 1947) is a British historian who has published on the history of World War II and Nazi Germany. In 2007, as The Times editor of Complete History of the World, he chose the 50 key dates of world history.[1]

  1. ^ Overy, Richard (19 October 2007). "The 50 key dates of world history". The Times. Retrieved 2 April 2009.