Andrew Robertshaw (born 1956) is a British military historian, curator, author and educator who specialises in the history of the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. He is best known for his television appearances, in programmes such as ''

Two Men in a Trench ''Two Men in a Trench'' is a British comedic historical documentary television series, produced by the BBC, that ran from 2002 to 2004. Overview ''Two Men in a Trench'' follows archaeologists Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver around the British Isle ...

'' and ''

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''. He was a military history advisor on the films ''

War Horse The first evidence of horses in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from 2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons. By 1600 BC, improved harness and chariot design ...

'' ''

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

'' and ''They Shall Not Grow Old''. Robertshaw was born in Doncaster, England. During his career he has worked as Curator/Manager of the

Royal Logistic Corps Museum The Royal Logistic Corps Museum tells the story of logistic support to the British Army from Agincourt to the modern day. Based at Worthy Down near Winchester, the museum holds the collection of the Royal Logistic Corps and the collections of it ...

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, and previously as Head of Education at The National Army Museum in London. He is now director of BattleFields Partnerships Limited. He is also the lead historian for The Centre For Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) at the Kent Show Ground.

Works

*''A Soldier's Life'' (1997) *''Warfare in the 16th-19th Centuries: The Age of Empires'' (Battle Zone) (2003) (with Mark Bergin) *''Somme 1 July 1916: Tragedy and Triumph'' (Campaign) (2006) *''Feeding Tommy: Battlefield Recipes from the First World War'' *''Digging the Trenches: the Archaeology of the Western Front'' (with David Kenyon) *''Ghosts on the Somme: Filming the Battle, June–July 1916'' (2009) (With Alastair Fraser and Steve Roberts) *''The Hard Way: Surviving Shamshuipo POW Camp 1941-45'' (2011) *''The Platoon: An Infantryman on the Western Front 1916-18'' (2012) (with Steve Roberts) *''Frontline Cookbook: Battlefield Recipes from the Second World War'' (2012) *''24hr Trench: A Day in the Life of a Frontline Tommy'' (2012) *''24hr Under Attack: Tommy Defends the Frontline'' (2014) *''5 Minute History: First World War Trenches'' (2014) *''Somme 1916 (Battle Story)'' (2014) * Film ''War Horse'' (2010) *Film ''They Shall Not Grow Old'' (2018) *Film ''1917'' (2019)

References

External links

Official websiteCEMA
* English historians Living people 1956 births {{military-history-stub