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Richard Overy

Born
Dec 23, 1947 · Age 78
Place of birth
London, United Kingdom
Gender
Male
Movie credits
5
TV credits
3
Also known as (1)
  • Richard James Overy

Biography

Richard James Overy (FRHistS, FBA) is an award winning British historian who is the author of many histories of World War II and Nazi Germany. Educated at University of Cambridge, and a professor at University of Exeter, his reputation was enhanced with several works of scholarship, especially "Why the Allies Won" and "The Air War: 1939–1945".