Peter Dixon

Peter Dixon is a researcher, lecturer and author who writes nonfiction, with a focus on war and peace. He served for over 30 years as a Royal Air Force pilot and spent the next decade leading the charity Concordis International in its conflict resolution work in Sudan and other divided societies. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2015 on outside intervention in civil wars.

He and his wife Ingrid, also an author, work from their home in Gloucestershire, England, when their five grandchildren allow them to do so.

His writing includes:

- 'Amazon Task Force', the story of a medical expedition in the Peruvian Amazon.

- 'Guardians of Churchill's Secret Army', which tells the stories of the men who joined the Special Operations Executive to keep Churchill's secret saboteurs safe.

- 'Peacemakers: A Christian View of War and Peace',

- 'Divided by History: Roots of Sudanese Conflict', which traces the origins of modern violence.

- 'Gain Save Give: Doing the right thing with money', updating John Wesley's personal finance advice for the 21st century.

- 'Tightrope Walking' (chapter) in 'Making Peace with Faith: The Challenges of Religion and Peacebuilding' (editors Michelle Garred and Mohammed Abu-Nimer).

- 'Locally Driven Track 1 1/2 and Track 2 Diplomacy' (chapter), in 'Locally Led Peacebuilding: Global Case Studies' (editors Stacey L Cunningham and Jessica Berns).

- 'Strategic Peacebuilding and the Sudanese Peace Process (chapter), in 'Making and Breaking Peace in Sudan and South Sudan: The ‘Comprehensive’ Peace Agreement and Beyond', (editors Sarah Nouwen, Sharath Srinavasan and Laura James).