Prof Andrew Stewart

Andrew Stewart is a military historian who writes mostly about the Second World War and also researches and contributes to discussions on contemporary security and defence issues. As an Honorary Professor in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, he is working with Garth Pratten on a research project titled 'Staff Rides and Simulation as a Learning Medium for Higher Level Education and Continuing Professional Development'. A student at King’s College London from 1991 to 2001, where he completed his undergraduate degree and doctorate within the Department of War Studies, he spent nearly twenty years teaching in the university's Defence Studies Department. From 2014 to 2017 he was seconded as the Director of Academic Studies at the Royal College of Defence Studies acting as adviser to the three-star civilian commandant. In 2020 he was appointed as Professor of War Studies at the Australian National University and Principal at the Australian War College in Canberra. Returning to Europe following the global pandemic, he most recently taught at the Royal Danish Defence College in Copenhagen. His current role is Head of Conflict Research at the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR), the British Army's think-tank. He is married to Joanne, who is a Senior Public Servant, and lives in Oxford.

• Military History

• The Second World War

• Twentieth Century History

• War and Conflict

• Contemporary Security

• Professional Military Education