Paul K. Davis (historian)

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Paul K. Davis (born 1952) is an American historian specializing in military history.

Education and career

Born in Texas, he was educated at Southwest Texas State University before earning his PhD from King's College London with a thesis on the Mesopotamian campaign of the First World War. He has been consulted as an expert military historian by the BBC and National Public Radio. He has lectured at St. Mary's University, the Alamo Colleges system, and the University of Texas at San Antonio.{{cite web|url=http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Author.aspx?id=6400|title=Paul K. Davis|work=wwnorton.com|access-date=August 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005020606/http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Author.aspx?id=6400|archive-date=October 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}

100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present Oxford University Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-19-514366-3}}Reviews of 100 Decisive Battles:
Alan Day (2000), Reference Reviews, {{doi|10.1108/rr.2000.14.7.9.331}}
Andrew Medlar (2000), School Library Journal, [https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA65132391&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=03628930&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E29a687c&aty=open-web-entry]
Mary Ellen Quinn (2000), Booklist, [https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA62434050&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=00067385&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E283289f9&aty=open-web-entry]

Besieged: An Encyclopedia of Great Sieges from Ancient Times to the Present. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2001. {{ISBN|1-576-07195-2}} {{OCLC|47825934}}
Encyclopedia of Invasions and Conquests from Ancient Times to the Present. Millerton, N.Y.: Grey House Pub, 2006. {{ISBN|1-59237-114-0}}Reviews of Encyclopedia of Invasions and Conquests:
Stephen H. Peters (1997), Library Journal, {{EBSCOhost|9702040065|dbcode=lkh}}
Charles Becker (2006), Booklist, {{EBSCOhost|22721723|dbcode=lkh}}
Ann W. Moore (2006), School Library Journal, {{EBSCOhost|23416057|dbcode=lkh}}
Shelley Glantz (2007), Library Media Connection, {{EBSCOhost|24170337|dbcode=lkh}}
Maggie Knapp (2017), Library Journal, {{EBSCOhost|123953559|dbcode=lkh}}, [https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/encyclopedia-of-invasions-and-conquests-from-ancient-times-to-the-present]
Jennifer Koenig Johnson (2018), Reference Reviews, {{doi|10.1108/RR-08-2017-0180}}

Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups with Allen Lee Hamilton {{ISBN|1-59237-116-7}}; 3rd ed., Grey House, 2016Reviews of Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups:
Stephen H. Peters (1999), Library Journal, {{EBSCOhost|1540917|dbcode=lkh}}
Christine Sharbrough (2017), Library Journal, {{EBSCOhost|122467801|dbcode=lkh}}

Ends and Means: The British Mesopotamia Campaign and Commission, 1914–1916. Farleigh Dickinson University Press, 1994Reviews of Ends and Means:
Vanessa Martin (1996), Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, {{jstor|25183135}}
Victor Rothwell (1996), History, {{jstor|24422939}}

Masters of the Battlefield: Great Commanders from the Classical Age to the Napoleonic Era. Oxford University Press, 2013Reviews of Masters of the Battlefield:
Nathan Albright (2013), H-Net, [https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=38961]
Laurence W. Marvin (2013), Michigan War Studies Review, [https://www.miwsr.com/2013-088.aspx]
Matthew Wayman (2013), Library Journal, [https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/masters-of-the-battlefield-great-commanders-from-the-classical-age-to-the-napoleonic-era]
Mark Thompson (2013), "[https://nation.time.com/2013/05/09/the-true-kings-of-battle/ The True Kings of Battle]", Time
Ed Timms (2013), Dallas Morning News, [https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/books/2013/05/25/book-review-masters-of-the-battlefield-great-commanders-from-the-classical-age-to-the-napoleonic-era-by-paul-k-davis/]
Chris Thomas (2014), World History Connected, [https://worldhistoryconnected.press.uillinois.edu/11.2/br_thomas.html]