Sir Martin John Gilbert , CBE , FRSL ( 25 October 1936 -- 3 February 2015 ) was a British historian and academic . From 1962 to 1995 , he was a Fellow of Merton College , University of Oxford .
Sir Martin John Gilbert , CBE , PC ( 25 October 1936 - 3 February 2015 ) was a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College , University of Oxford .