Richard Overy

Acting

Born: 1947-12-23
From: London, United Kingdom
Gender: Male
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Also Known As

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".

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Awards & Nominations5 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Wolfson History Prize

2005
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Hessell-Tiltman Prize

2005
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T. S. Ashton Prize

1983
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Fellow of the British Academy

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Fellow of the Royal Historical Society