Robert Kershaw

Born in 1950 and a graduate of Reading University, Robert Kershaw joined the Parachute Regiment in 1973. He served numerous regimental appointments before being selected to command the 10th Battalion (10 PARA). His active service includes several tours in Northern Ireland, the First Gulf War and Bosnia. He has exercised in many parts of the world and served in the Middle East and Africa. His final army appointment was with the Intelligence Division at HQ NATO in Brussels Belgium.

On leaving the Army in 2006 he became a full-time author and is recognised as one our major military historians. His narrative history combines succinct analysis drawn from thirty four years as a serving soldier with the physical and psychological impact of conflict on ordinary soldiers. His The Street about what occurred on the pivotal highway in Arnhem during the battle of September 1944 was published in the UK by Ian Allan and by Balans in Holland in 2014. His 24 Hours at Waterloo was published by Random House in 2014 and is widely regarded as the outstanding recent book on the battle. 24 Hours at The Somme followed in 2016. His acclaimed Landing on the Edge of Eternity: Twenty-Four Hours at Omaha Beach was published by Pegasus in 2018. Borodino Field - 1812 /1941 was published by the History Press in 2021.

His critically acclaimed Dünkirchen 1940 - The German View of Dunkirk was published by Osprey/Bloomsbury in 2022.

In 2024 Osprey/Bloomsbury published his The Hill - the story of the pivotal capture of Hill 107 in May 1941 during the German invasion of Crete.