![]() ![]() ![]() Oxford University awarded him a Doctorate in 1999. He is the author of several definitive historical works examining the Holocaust, the First and Second World Wars, and the history of the 20th century.In 1990, Gilbert was designated a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and was awarded a Knighthood in 1995. He was made a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, in 1962. ![]() Specializing in 20th century history, he was the official biographer of Winston Churchill and wrote a best-selling eight-volume biography of the war leader’s life.Born in London in 1936, Martin Gilbert was evacuated to Canada with his family at the beginning of World War II as part of the British government’s efforts to protect children from the brutal bombings of the Luftwaffe. Sir Martin Gilbert (1936-2015) was a leading British historian and the author of more than eighty books. ![]()
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