Andrew Lambert
Andrew Lambert is Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies at King’s College, London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Director of the Laughton Naval History Unit in the War Studies Department. Lambert’s work focuses on the naval and strategic history of the British Empire between the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War, and the early development of naval historical writing. His work has addressed a range of issues, including technology, policy-making, regional security, deterrence, historiography, crisis-management and conflict. His many books include: The Crimean War: British Grand Strategy against Russia 1853–1856 (1990/2011); “The Foundations of Naval History”: Sir John Laughton, the Royal Navy and the Historical Profession (1998); Franklin: Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation (2009); and The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812 (2012).
