Harold Courtenay Armstrong

Francis Harold Courtenay Lupin Armstrong (20 October 1890 – 25 August 1943), commonly known as Harold Courtenay Armstrong or H. C. Armstrong, was a British sea captain and historian.

Biography During World War I Armstrong was captured by the Turks in the Siege of Kut, where he subsequently was forced to march to Turkey as a prisoner of war. Following a failed escape Armstrong was imprisoned for six months. Following his release from prison, he was appointed Staff Officer for all prisoners of war. In a notably, he served as both prosecutor and interpreter during Turkish courts-martial proceedings against prisoner of war camp commanders accused of mistreating prisoners. biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Tales of Hazard (1932) On the Run: Escaping Tales (1934) Unending Battle (1934), a fictionalized biography of Leo Kereselidze Lord of Arabia: Ibn Saud: An Intimate Study of a King (1934), a biography of Ibn Saud Grey Steel, J. C. Smuts: A Study in Arrogance (1937), a biography of Jan Smuts