Dr Ashley Jackson is a historian and senior lecturer at Kings College London (KCL). Jackson specialises in British Imperial and military history and has a regional interest in sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...

 region.

Jackson gained his master's degree at New College, Oxford

New College, Oxford

New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...

 in 1993 and his doctorate in 1996. He was a research fellow

Research fellow

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 at Mansfield College, Oxford

Mansfield College, Oxford

Mansfield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Of the colleges that accept both undergraduate and graduate students Mansfield College is one of the smallest, comprising approximately 210 undergraduates, 130 graduates, 35 visiting students and 50...

, a lecturer in Imperial and Commonwealth History at Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...

 and in, 2004, he joined KCL's Defence Studies Department.

He holds (December 2009) several positions on military history and research bodies including the peer-reviewed journal Global War Studies, the joint King’s College London and Oxford Brookes University "International and Military Studies" seminar, the War Studies Group Asian Security and Warfare Research Group. At the Joint Services Command and Staff College

Joint Services Command and Staff College

Joint Services Command and Staff College is a British military academic establishment providing training and education to experienced officers of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence Civil Service, and serving officers of other states.-History:JSCSC combined the single...

 (JSCSC), Jackson is Africa Subject Matter Expert and between 2006-08 he was academic director for the Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Land).

Books

Jackson has published several books including:

Botswana, 1939-1945 : An African Country at War (1999)

War and Empire in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean (2001)

The British Empire and the Second World War (2006)

Distant Drums : The Role of Colonies in British Imperial Warfare (Feb 2010)

Current (December 2009) projects include Ocean Victory, a new biography of Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...

, a book called Illustrating Empire, and The British Empire: A History through Buildings.