Frederick Taylor (historian)
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Frederick Taylor is a British
historian
and author
of such works as Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945 (2004) about the bombing of Dresden in World War II
.
He was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School
and read History and Modern Languages at Oxford University. He did postgraduate work at Sussex University specializing in the rise of the extreme right in Germany
in the early 20th century. He translated the Goebbels Diaries, 1939-41 (1982) into English and also wrote some novels set in Germany.
United Kingdom
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historian
Historian
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and author
Author
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of such works as Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945 (2004) about the bombing of Dresden in World War II
Bombing of Dresden in World War II
The Bombing of Dresden was a military bombing by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force and as part of the Allied forces between 13 February and 15 February 1945 in the Second World War...
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He was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury Grammar School is a single-sex male grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, which educates 1,250 pupils.-Admissions:As a selective state school, its entry requirements are dictated by the exam taken at the age of 10-11...
and read History and Modern Languages at Oxford University. He did postgraduate work at Sussex University specializing in the rise of the extreme right in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in the early 20th century. He translated the Goebbels Diaries, 1939-41 (1982) into English and also wrote some novels set in Germany.
Novels
- Walking Shadows. London: St Martins, 1985. ISBN 0-312-85457-9.
- The Peacebrokers London Random House UK, 1992 ISBN 0-7126-2914-9
Non-fiction
- Kinder Garden. London: Random House UK, 1994. ISBN 0-09-968400-4
- Operation Thunderclap. London: Bloomsbury, 2003. ISBN 0-7475-5473-0
- Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945. London: Bloomsbury, 2004. ISBN 0-7475-7078-7
- The Berlin Wall: 13 August 1961 - 9 November 1989. London: Bloomsbury, 2006. ISBN 0-7475-8015-4
Translations
- Translated Goebbels Diaries 1939-41. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1982. ISBN 0-241-10893-4