David Crane (historian) explained

David Crane is a Scottish historian and author.

Crane read history and English at Oxford University before becoming a lecturer at universities in the Netherlands, Japan, and Africa. He lives in northwest Scotland.

He has written two books about Lord Byron and his family; a biography of explorer Robert Falcon Scott; and a book about World War I grave monuments. He has also written a book about The Battle of Waterloo called Went the Day Well? (Witnessing Waterloo).

Awards and honours

• 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist for Empires of the Dead^[1]
• 2013 Hessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist for Empires of the Dead^[2]

Bibliography

• Lord Byron's Jackal: A Life of Trelawny (1999)^[3]
• The Kindness of Sisters: Annabella Milbanke and the Destruction of the Byrons (2002), held in 390 libraries according to WorldCat^[4]
• Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South (2006)^[5]
• Empires of the Dead: How One Man's Vision led to the Creation of WWI's World Graves (2013)
• Went the Day Well? (Witnessing Waterloo) (2015)

Notes and References

1. News: Samuel Johnson prize 2013 shortlist – in pictures . 30 September 2013 . Charlotte Higgins . . 30 September 2013.
2. News: David Reynolds wins PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize . . Timothy R. Smith . April 9, 2014 . June 7, 2014.
3. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/185425669 WorldCat
4. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49225984 WorldCat
5. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310154406 WorldCat