honorific_prefix birth_place name honorific_suffix birth_date article_title education birth_name occupation alma_mater
professor monmouth , monmouthshire , wales , uk saul david phd 1966 saul david
 ampleforth college julian saul david academic military historian broadcaster edinburgh university university of glasgow
saul david

professor saul david -lrb- born julian saul david , 1966 , in monmouth , monmouthshire , wales -rrb- is an academic military historian and broadcaster .
he is best known for his work on the indian mutiny and the anglo-zulu war , as well as for presenting and appearing in documentaries on british television covering imperial and military themes .
david was educated at various local schools in herefordshire and monmouthshire before studying for his a-levels at ampleforth college .
he studied for an ma in history at edinburgh university for which he was awarded a 2-1 , and read for his phd at the university of glasgow .
he was visiting chair in military history at the university of hull for 2007 - 2008 .
in 2009 he was appointed professor of military history at the university of buckingham and has since been directing the institution 's ma programme .
david 's books include `` the indian mutiny '' , which was shortlisted for the duke of westminster 's medal for military literature , `` military blunders '' , `` zulu : the heroism and tragedy of the zulu war of 1879 '' -lrb- a waterstone 's military history book of the year -rrb- and `` zulu and victoria 's wars '' .
he has presented and appeared in a number of bbc programmes , including `` zulu : the true story '' , `` time commanders '' , `` the greatest knight '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- and `` bullets , boots and bandages : how to really win at war '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- .
professor david is a popular speaker at corporate and academic events and is represented by the speaking agency military speakers
