John Pimlott (born on 1948, Brigg — 24 October 1997, Surrey) was the Head of the War Studies Department at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and a writer of books on military history. He was tragically killed on 24 October 1997 when two hand grenades picked up on a battlefield visit exploded in his study.
He published both papers and popular books on twentieth-century military history and especially guerrilla warfare. In particular, he edited illustrated partworks such as War in Peace (London: Marshall Cavendish, 1987) and Nam: The Vietnam Experience 1965-75 (London: Hamlyn Publishing, 1988), as well as editing popular volumes such as Vietnam: The History and Tactics (New York: Crescent Books, 1982) and Guerrilla Warfare (New York: Military Press, 1985).
Source: John Pimlott on Wikipedia.
Born | 1948 |
Died | 24 Oct 1997 |
48 works Add another?
Sorted by:
Most Editions
|
First Published
|
Most Recent
|
Top Rated
|
Reading Log
|
Random
Showing all works by author. Would you like to see only ebooks?
Born | 1948 |
Died | 24 Oct 1997 |
Subjects
History, World War, 1939-1945, Campaigns, Modern Military history, Military History, Aerial Military operations, Great Britain, Pictorial works, Aerial operations, Battles, Military history, Armed Forces, Maps, Military Airplanes, Military art and science, Military uniforms, Strategy, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, World War, 1914-1918, World politics, World war, 1939-1945, maps, 1939-1945"""""""""""""""", Aerial BombingPlaces
United States, Germany, Great Britain, Vietnam, Deutschland, Israel, Latin America, Middle EastID Numbers
- OLID: OL216110A
Links (outside Open Library)
No links yet. Add one?
July 26, 2020 | Edited by dcapillae | Removed wrong other names |
July 26, 2020 | Edited by dcapillae | merge authors |
July 26, 2020 | Edited by dcapillae | Expand bio from Wikipedia |
July 25, 2020 | Edited by dcapillae | Added date of death |
April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |