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Alexander Hill | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Professor in Military History |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge University |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 20th century |
| Institutions | University of Calgary |
| Main interests | Soviet history; military history |
| Notable works | Books on the military history of the Soviet Union |
Alexander Hill (born 1974 in the United Kingdom) is a historian, author and Professor in Military History at the University of Calgary.[1] He specialises in the military history of the Soviet Union. Hill has authored several books on the military history of the Soviet Union both during the Great Patriotic War and Cold War, including for Cambridge University Press and Osprey Publishing.
Education and career[edit]
Hill completed an honours degree and PhD at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, the latter gained in 2001. He joined the University of Calgary in 2004. He also has a Diploma in Russian from the University of Cambridge and a PGCE (History) from the University of Durham.
Military historian of the Soviet Union[edit]
Hill has authored several books on the history and development of the Soviet armed forces, and in particular prior to and during the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, that is the Eastern Front of the Second World War. He has also written on Soviet military assistance and advising during the Cold War, and commented widely on the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2022.
Publications[edit]
Major Books[edit]
- The War Behind the Eastern Front: The Soviet Partisan Movement in North-West Russia, 1941-1944 (London: Frank Cass, 2005). ISBN 9780415407946
- The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-1945: A documentary reader (Abingdon: Routledge, 2009). ISBN 9780415604246
- The Red Army and the Second World War (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017). ISBN 9781107020795
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Alexander Hill". University of Calgary. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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