Walter Macarthur Reid
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| Born | August 6, 1944 |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | The Glasgow Academy |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford (Modern History); University of Edinburgh (Law) |
| Occupation | Historian, former lawyer, journalist, broadcaster |
Notable work | Fighting Retreat: Winston Churchill and India, Douglas Haig: Architect of Victory, Churchill 1940-1945: Under Friendly Fire, Keeping the Jewel in the Crown: The British Betrayal of India. |
Walter Macarthur Reid (born 6 August 1944) is a historian specializing in twentieth-century British history, with a focus on imperial policies. He has published books on British military history and imperial policy which have generated academic and public debate.
Early Life and Education
Reid studied at The Glasgow Academy before reading Modern History at Jesus College, Oxford. He later studied Law at the University of Edinburgh.
Career
Legal Career
Reid worked as a partner at Hagart and Burn-Murdoch, WS, in Edinburgh and later as the senior partner at T F Reid & Donaldson in Paisley. He is a Writer to His Majesty's Signet and served on the Council of the WS Society.
Historical Research and Writing
Since leaving legal practice, Reid has focused on historical research and writing. His work examines British imperial policies and military history. His biography of Field Marshal Haig, Architect of Victory, is a major revisionist appraisal of the British commander-in-chief in the First World War and was nominated by the Herald as its book of the year in December 2006. His book Fighting Retreat: Winston Churchill and India (2023) received criticism from historians including Andrew Roberts[1] and Zareer Masani,[2] while it received favorable reviews from Professor Gerard De Groot[3] in The Times, Professor Alan Lester in Asian Affairs[4] and numerous other reviewers in India and Britain.
He is a Fellow of the Haig Fellowship, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society for his contribution to scholarship.
Media Contributions
Early in his career, Reid was a journalist, contributing regularly to publications, including the Scotsman and the Herald. He was also involved in broadcasting, presenting Northbeat for BBC Scotland and hosting Women’s Hour from Scotland. He has participated in radio and podcast discussions related to historical topics.
Reid frequently speaks at literary events, including the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the Wigtown Book Festival, Aye Write (Glasgow Book Festival), and the Chandigarh Military Literary Festival.
Publications
Books
- A Volunteer’s Odyssey: To Arras 1917 (2003), Tuckwell Press, ISBN 1862322422
- Architect of Victory: Douglas Haig (2006), Birlinn Limited, ISBN 1841585173
- Churchill 1940-1945: Under Friendly Fire (2008), Birlinn Limited, ISBN 9781843410447
- Empire of Sand: How Britain Made the Middle East (2011), Birlinn Limited, ISBN 9781843410539
- Keeping the Jewel in the Crown: The British Betrayal of India (2016), Birlinn Limited, ISBN 9781780273365[1]
- Keeping the Jewel in the Crown: The British Betrayal of India (2016), Penguin Random House India, ISBN 9780670089468[1]
- Supreme Sacrifice: A Small Village and the Great War (2016, with Gordon Masterton and Paul Birch), Birlinn Limited, ISBN 9781780273501
- Five Days from Defeat: How Britain Nearly Lost the First World War (2017), Birlinn Limited, ISBN 9781780274904
- Neville Chamberlain: The Passionate Radical (2021), Birlinn Limited, ISBN 9781780276748
- Fighting Retreat: Winston Churchill and India (2023), Penguin India, ISBN 9780670094868[1][2][3][4]
- Fighting Retreat: Churchill and India (2024), Hurst & Company, ISBN 9781805260509
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Roberts, Lord (2023-12-27). "This attack on Churchill is appalling – and nonsensical". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Langworth, Richard (2024-02-26). ""Fighting Retreat" by Walter Reid: Did Churchill Really Hate India?". The Churchill Project - Hillsdale College.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 DeGroot, Gerard (2024-01-06). "Fighting Retreat by Walter Reid review — was Churchill racist? Yes". www.thetimes.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lester, Alan (2024-03-18). "[Book Review] Fighting Retreat: Churchill and India: Walter Reid. Hurst, London, 2024. pp. 344. Hb. £25. ISBN 9781805260509". Book Review. doi:10.1080/03068374.2024.2329619'].
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