The Second World War Research Group

Jonathan is a Senior Lecturer at the Defence Studies Department, King's College London. His research takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the British and Commonwealth Armies in the Second World War. His publications include Combat and Morale in the North African Campaign (CUP, 2011)  and Fighting the People's War: The British and Commonwealth Armies and the Second World War (CUP, Jan. 2019).

Kathryn is a Professor of History at Mississippi State University. Her work primarily focuses on deception and intelligence history in the World War II era, especially related to the Normandy campaign and beyond. She has published books on the Normandy campaign deception plan and former Nazis accused of war crimes who were investigated by a branch of the United States Department of Justice as well as numerous chapters in edited volumes. She currently co-edits War in History. In addition to being Co-Director of SWWRG, NA, she is Vice-President of the Society for Intelligence History and will assume the role of president in 2025. 

Kathryn is also a Director of the North American Regional Group of the Second World War Research Group.

Christina is a Senior Lecturer at the Defence Studies Department, King's College London. She has published extensively in the fields of air power and irregular warfare. Her latest book project deals with British intervention in the second round of the Greek Civil War, examining COIN operations and urban Close Air Support

Richard is a Lecturer in War Studies at Brunel University. His research focuses on British relations with Fascist Italy, including Italian influences on British imperial defence prior to the war, and their grand strategy during it. He has also published extensively on operational history in the war, particularly relating to the Mediterranean theatre, and issues of inter-service rivalry.