Dr Robert Lyman is an elected fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He was an Army officer for twenty years. The primary focus of his research is the Second World War, where he has published extensively on the Pacific and Far East, North Africa and North West Europe. His PhD was on Field Marshal Bill Slim. In 2011 he won the National Army Museums debate for Britains Greatest General on Slim and in 2013 the debate for Britains Greatest Battle on Kohima and Imphal. He lives in Berkshire, England.