Military historian and prolific author Donald E Graves died on November 11. His major works cover the War of 1812, which probably no one else has covered so completely, but he also produced regimental histories, biographies, and studies of the Second World War. Wikipedia has a good accounting of his work. The obituary is here.
Graves began his historical career in the public service, working for Parks Canada's Historic Sites Service, Library and Archives Canada, and the Department of National Defence before launching a lengthy career as a consultant on military history and a freelance writer on historical topics.
I did not know him but I once fulfilled my title as contributing editor to Canada's History by recommending him to the magazine during the planning of its War of 1812 bicentennial coverage, which may have led to his article there on the Battle of Lundy's Lane. Recently he was doing a series of military history talks for the History Symposium, some of which are yet to be podcasted.
Image: History Symposium
