Christopher Bell (military historian)

Christopher Bell
Born	20 April 1968 (1968-04-20) (age 43) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Nationality	English Canadian
Genres	Non-fiction / fiction
Subjects	Military history / Historical fiction

Christopher Bell (born 20 April 1968 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) is an English military historian.

Born to Leslie William and Dinah Bell (née Kenworthy), Bell was brought up in the village of Markfield, Leicestershire, and attended several schools in Groby and De Montfort University, where he gained a first class honours degree, before going to New College, Oxford, where he graduated MA before pursuing his career.

His published articles include "Enlistment, Impressment & National Service" and "The Social effect of the Pals Battalions". Bell is currently writing historical fiction, focussing on the actions during the American War of Independence of the 17th Regiment of Foot, now the Royal Leicestershire Regiment. Heroes of Princeton was released in paperback ISBN 978-1-4535-5829-4 and hardback ISBN 978-1-4535-5830-0 in August 2010. In 2011, Bell returned to his academic roots and published New Life - New Hopes following East European immigration into the Canadian Prairie Provinces in the late 19th Century and began his prequel to Heroes of Princeton entitled Poor Boys Dead set during the French and Indian Wars.

Bell developed strong links with the Royal Leicestershire Regiment via his father who served with the Regiment during the Cyprus and Suez campaigns. He is a member of the Royal Tigers Association and the academic society Gray's Lodge. He has given much time to several servicemen's charities, raising their profile and awareness.

Bell spends his time between Alberta, Canada and Leicestershire UK..

External links

• Christopher Bell at redroom.com
• [1] Heroes of Princeton Official pages

Persondata
Name	Bell, Christopher
Alternative names	Fox, Christopher
Short description
Date of birth	20 April 1968
Place of birth	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Date of death
Place of death

This article about a British historian or genealogist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: English military writers English philanthropists English historians Old Leicestrians Alumni of De Montfort University Alumni of New College, Oxford Living people People from Leicester 1968 births British historian stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Chris Beech (footballer born 1975) Chris Bell (poker player) Look at other dictionaries: Chris Bell (military historian) — Infobox Writer name = Chris Bell imagesize = 200 px birthdate = Birth date and age|1968|4|20|df=y birthplace = Leicester, Leicestershire, England nationality = flagicon|England English genre = Non fiction / fiction subject = Military… …   Wikipedia Chris Bell — may refer to: Chris Bell (musician) (1951–1978), singer songwriter and guitarist of the band Big Star Chris Bell (politician) (born 1959), former Congressman and 2006 candidate for Governor of Texas Chris Bell (poker player) (born 1971), American …   Wikipedia military technology — Introduction       range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… …   Universalium Saint Christopher — For other uses, see Saint Christopher (disambiguation). . Saint Christophery St. Christopher Carrying the Christ Child, by Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1485) Martyr Born …   Wikipedia De Montfort University — Motto Excellentia et studium (Latin) Motto in English Excellence and Zeal Established 1992 gained University Status, 1870 as Leicester School of Art …   Wikipedia List of people from Leicester — This is a list of notable people born in Leicester, England, educated there, or otherwise associated with the city. Henry Walter Bates …   Wikipedia Sniper — For other uses, see Sniper (disambiguation). Sniper US Army sniper team shooting from within a room in Afghanistan with M24 SWS, 19 October 2006. Occupation Names Sniper Activity …   Wikipedia Confederate States of America — This article is about the historical state. For the 2004 mockumentary, see C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. Confederate States of America Unrecognized state[1][2] …   Wikipedia List of historians by area of study — This is a list of historians categorized by their area of study. See also List of historians.By time periodAncient history*Ram Sharan Sharma Eminent Historian of Ancient India. *Michael Crawford (historian) *Edward Gibbon (1737 1794) The History… …   Wikipedia List of University of Pennsylvania people — This is a list of current and former faculty, alumni, and non graduating attendees of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Nobel LaureatesPhysics *Raymond Davis 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics **for… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”