Israel: A History

Sir Martin Gilbert, the author of many historical works, was appointed official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill in 1968. He wrote six of the eight volumes of the landmark biographical series and also compiled ten volumes of Churchill documents. In addition, he is the author of a definitive history of the Holocaust, a series of twelve historical atlases, and comprehensive studies of both World War I and World War II. He is married with three children and lives in London. Since 1962, he has been a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford (an Honorary Fellow since 1994). He was knighted in 1995.

　 马丁·吉尔伯特爵士(Sir Martin Gilbert)，生于1936年，著名历史学家，著有81部作品，代表作品有《丘吉尔的一生》《第一次世界大战》《第二次世界大战》《二十世纪史》《大屠杀：犹太人的悲剧》《英国历史地图》《美国历史地图》《俄国历史地图》等。他是牛津大学默顿学院名誉研究员、密歇根希尔斯代尔学院荣誉研究员、丘吉尔传记的权威作者。