Max Arthur Explained
| Max Arthur |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Bognor Regis, England |
| Notableworks: | Forgotten Voices of the Great War (2002), Forgotten Voices of the Second World War (2004) |
Max Arthur OBE (25 February 1939 – 2 May 2019) was a military historian, author and actor who specialised in first-hand recollections of the twentieth century. In particular his works focussed on the First and Second World War.
Life
In the earlier years of his life, Arthur was an actor appearing in a number of minor roles on television. Most notably as Zuko in the Doctor Who episode Planet of Fire.[1] He also appeared in the film Bloodbrothers (1978 film) and the television series Grange Hill.[1]
Later in his life he changed direction and became a historian. As a historian his scholarship focussed in drawing together testimony from soldiers of their experiences during wartime.[1] His most noted works were Forgotten Voices of the Great War (2002) and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War (2004) both in association with the Imperial War Museum.
He also presented two television documentaries: The Brits Who Fought For Spain (2008-9), for The History Channel UK and 'Dambusters' for Optimum Releasing.
Arthur was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to military history.
On 2 May 2019, Arthur died of leukaemia aged 80.[1] [2]
Published works
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. July 23, 1992 . Men Of The Red Beret . . 978-0747411949 .
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. December 2, 1993 . There Shall Be Wings: RAF from 1918 to the Present . . 978-0-340-60386-4 .
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. December 4, 1997 . The Navy: 1939 to the Present Day . . 978-0-340-68469-6 .
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. October 2, 2003 . Forgotten Voices of the Great War . . 978-0-09-188887-9 .
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. June 18, 2004 . Symbol of Courage: A History of the Victoria Cross . . 978-0283073519 .
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. April 11, 2005 . Lost Voices of The Royal Navy: Vivid Eyewitness Accounts of Life in the Royal Navy from 1914-1945 . . 978-0340838143 .
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. May 5, 2005 . Forgotten Voices of the Second World War . . 978-0-09-189735-2 .
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. June 1, 2005 . Lost Voices of the Royal Air Force . registration . . 978-0340998694 .
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. March 1, 2007 . Above All, Courage: The Eyewitness History of the Falklands War . . 978-0304362578 .
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. April 2, 2007 . Lost Voices of the Edwardians . . 978-0-09-188887-9 .
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. January 17, 2008 . The Busby Babes: Men of Magic . . 978-1845963415 .
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. November 6, 2008 . When This Bloody War Is Over: Soldiers' Songs of the First World War . . 978-0749923549 .
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. May 7, 2009 . Dambusters: A Landmark Oral History . . 978-0-7535-1573-0 .
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. April 29, 2010 . Fighters against Fascism: British Heroes of the Spanish Civil War . . 978-0-00-733080-5 .
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. June 6, 2010 . Last of the Few: The Battle of Britain in the Words of the Pilots Who Won It . . 978-0-7535-2227-1 . registration .
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. October 14, 2010 . The Road Home: The Aftermath of the Great War Told by the Men and Women Who Survived It . . 978-0753827208.
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. September 21, 2011 . The Real Band of Brothers: First-hand Accounts from the Last British Survivors of the Spanish Civil War . . 978-0007295104.
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. May 7, 2012 . The Faces of World War I: The Great War in words & pictures . . 978-1844037124.
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. May 22, 2014 . The Silent Day: A Landmark Oral History of D-Day on the Home Front . . 978-1444787542 .
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. June 19, 2014 . Last Post: The Final Word From Our First World War Soldiers . . 978-1780227412.
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. July 31, 2014 . Lest We Forget: Forgotten Voices from 1914-1945 . . 978-0091960179.
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. October 15, 2017 . Churchill: The Life: An authorised pictorial biography . . 978-1788400022.
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. November 2, 2017 . The Paras . . 978-1444787580 .
External links
Notes and References
- News: Max Arthur obituary. 2019-05-23. The Times. 2019-05-23. en. 0140-0460.
- News: Max Arthur obituary. Cowen. Ruth. 2019-06-05. The Guardian. 2019-06-06. en-GB. 0261-3077.
