主編Richard Overy是英國當代最重要的曆史學傢之一，是現代史領域的主要權威，BBC曆史類節目的顧問。著作包括《俄國的戰爭》、《第三帝國的戰爭與經濟》、《盟國為什麼取勝》、《戰爭》、《審問：在同盟國手裏的納粹精英》，他是《泰晤士第二次世界大戰地圖集》的編撰顧問和《泰晤士20世紀地圖集》的總編，也是《牛津第二次世界大戰史》的作者。由於其對軍事曆史的終身貢獻，他獲得瞭塞繆爾·埃利奧特·莫裏森奬。

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