Jon Latimer

Jonathan David Latimer (1964 – 4 January 2009) was a historian and writer based in Wales. His books include Operation Compass 1940 (Osprey, 2000), Tobruk 1941 (Osprey, 2001), Deception in War (John Murray, 2001), Alamein (John Murray, 2002), Burma: The Forgotten War (John Murray, 2004) and 1812: War with America (Harvard University Press, 2007) which won a Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History and was shortlisted for the George Washington Book Prize. Life Born in Prestatyn, Wales, Latimer was educated at Christleton County High School, Chester. He studied for a geography degree at University College, Swansea but switched course to graduate in oceanography. He worked as an oceanographer until becoming a full-time writer in 1997. His book, Buccaneers of the Caribbean: How Piracy Forged an Empire was published posthumously in April 2009.

Selected works

Operation Compass 1940: Wavell's Whirlwind Offensive. Oxford: Osprey Military, 2000. Deception in War. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 2001. Alamein. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2002. Burma: The Forgotten War. London: John Murray, 2004. Tobruk 1941: Rommel's Opening Move. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004. (Originally published by Osprey in 2001) 1812: War with America. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007. Buccaneers of the Caribbean: How Piracy Forged an Empire. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2009.