Gavin Mortimer

Gavin Nicholas Mortimer is a British writer.

Career

Educated at Mill Hill School in north London,[1] Mortimer's first book, the critically acclaimed Fields of Glory: the extraordinary lives of 16 warrior sportsmen was published in 2001 and described by the Sunday Telegraph as "inspiring reading".[2] Mortimer authored Stirling's Men in 2004, which covered rugby international and SAS commander Paddy Mayne, as well as other members of SAS 'Originals'.[3][4] Mars & Minerva, the SAS regimental journal' described the book as "a fascinating insight into the Regiment's birth and its early years".

Mortimer has subsequently written histories of the Special Boat Squadron, Merrill's Marauders and the Long Range Desert Group, drawing on interviews with the men who served in these Special Forces units. He caused controversy in 2016 when he suggested that today's special forces lack the mental toughness of their forebears.[5]

Mortimer has acted as a consultant to several television documentaries including the three-part BBC series about the wartime SAS, which was broadcast in 2017.[6]

In addition to his military history, Mortimer has written several narrative non-fiction books, including The Great Swim,[7] about the race to become the first woman to swim the English Channel. Dramatised on BBC Radio 4 in 2010,[8]

He has contributed to BBC History magazine, History Revealed, WW2 magazine and The Spectator.

Publications

Non-fiction

  • Fields of Glory (2001), ISBN 1472122097
  • Stirling's Men: inside story of the SAS in WW2 (2004) ISBN 0304367060
  • Longest Night (2005) ISBN 0297846388[9]
  • The Great Swim (2007) ISBN 1906021384[10]
  • Chasing Icarus (2008) ISBN 080271711X[11]
  • Double Death (2009) ISBN 0802717691[12]
  • The Blitz (2010) ISBN 1849084246
  • The Daring Dozen (2011) ISBN 184908842X
  • The SAS in WW2 (2012) ISBN 1472808754
  • A History of Football in 100 Objects (2012) ISBN 1781250618
  • A History of Cricket in 100 Objects (2013) ISBN 1846689406[13]
  • Merrill's Marauders (2013) ISBN 0760344329
  • The SBS in WW2 (2014) ISBN 1472811135
  • The First Eagles (2015) ISBN 0760346399
  • The Men Who Made the SAS (2015) ISBN 1472122097
  • History of the Long Range Desert Group in WW2 (2017) ISBN 1472819330
  • Guidance from the Greatest: What the World War Two Generation can teach us (2020) ISBN 1472135121
  • The SAS in Occupied France: 1 SAS Operations, June to October 1944 (2021) ISBN 152676962X
  • Z Special Unit: The Elite Allied World War II Guerrilla Force (2022) ISBN 1472847091
  • David Stirling: The Phoney Major: The Life, Times and Truth about the Founder of the SAS (2022) ISBN 1472134591

Children's

References

  1. ^ "House Spirit Wins in a Vintage 10 Mile Cup". Mill Hill Schools. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. ^ Brough Scott,"Harrowing Accounts of War Reveal the Real Heroes", 'The Telegraph', 2001
  3. ^ Furness, Hannah (13 March 2016). "SAS 'not as tough as they used to be'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ Bazaraa, Danya (27 June 2017). "Unseen archive of SAS photos revealed showing remarkable first pictures of force". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ Tom Batchelor, "SAS has gone 'SOFT'", 'The Daily Express', 2016
  6. ^ "Episode 1, Series 1, SAS: Rogue Warriors". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Great Swim by Gavin Mortimer". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Gavin Mortimer - The Great Swim, Afternoon Drama". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  9. ^ "THE LONGEST NIGHT by Gavin Mortimer". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  10. ^ "THE GREAT SWIM by Gavin Mortimer". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  11. ^ "CHASING ICARUS by Gavin Mortimer". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  12. ^ "DOUBLE DEATH by Gavin Mortimer". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  13. ^ Wilby, Peter (18 July 2013). "The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon by The Authors Cricket Club – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

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