Jonathan Trigg

Historian, writer, and broadcaster, Jon is the author of the highly successful "Through German Eyes" series of books looking at famous Second World War campaigns and battles such as D-Day and Stalingrad from the German perspective. Based on in-depth interviews and first-hand testimony from veterans Jon's work leads the field in exploring often unheard stories.

Having written extensively on the Second World War he has recently published the first "Through German Eyes" title on the First World War's Battle of the Somme. He hopes this will be the first of many books on the First World War from the other end of the telescope. Alongside his work on the two World Wars, Jon is heavily engaged in a project to detail the history of some of the most prominent IRA units from the Troubles. The first book in the series; "Death in the Fields" on East Tyrone was published to much acclaim, as was the second on Martin McGuinness and his Derry Brigade. As ever Jon focuses on the words of the protagonists themselves detailed in incredible personal testimony, with Jon interviewing dozens of participants from all sides, most notably a host of former IRA volunteers, most of whom have never spoken to anyone about their involvement, let alone a former British Army officer.

Jon's books have been published in a dozen languages, including; French, Chinese, Swedish, Spanish, Japanese and Dutch, and his book "Death on the Don" was nominated for the 2014 Pushkin Prize for History.

An expert contributor to all aspects of media, he regularly writes for a range of magazines including History of War, All About History and Classic Military Vehicles, and often features on radio including BBC Radio 4, Talk Radio and RTE, and in a large number of podcasts, such as The Good Listener, ww2podcast, History Hack and History Hit. Jon has also appeared on TV as a subject expert in; "WW2 Frontlines" and "Battle Honours", and most recently in National Geographic's WW2 "Liberation."

Away from writing he is a passionate rugby supporter, endurance runner and family man. He currently lives in the UK on Mersea island, just off the Essex coast.