Piers Brendon
Piers Brendon is a British historian and writer known for his comprehensive works on 20th-century history.
Educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, he began his career as a lecturer in history at Anglia Polytechnic University.
Since 1979, Brendon has worked as a freelance author, writing books, journalism, and television content.
He became a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge in 1995 and served as Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre from 1995 to 2001.
Brendon's expertise in modern history, particularly the interwar period and the British Empire, is evident in his acclaimed publications, including The Dark Valley and The Decline and Fall of the British Empire.
