Legendary teacher, one time Thatcher adviser and frequently- controversial opinion maker, Norman Stone is a celebrated historian and was Professor of Modern History at Oxford University from 1984 to 1997.
Outspoken and witty, he is currently Professor of History at Bilkent University in Ankara and divides his time between living in Turkey and Oxford. His latest book, World War One (A Short History) will be followed shortly by a new volume on World War Two.
His book The Atlantic and Its Enemies will be published by Penguin in the UK in May of this year and in America by Basic Books.