Professor Niall Barr
Head of Defence Studies Department
- Professor of Military History
Research interests
- Conflict
- History
- Security
Biography
Professor Niall Barr is Professor of Military History, Head of the Defence Studies Department and Dean of Academic Studies.
Educated at the University of St Andrews, he has previously taught at St Andrews and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He joined the Staff College in 2000, where he teaches on a wide range of military courses, including the Higher Command and Staff Course, and conducts numerous battlefield tours and staff rides.
His main research interest concerns the Anglo-American alliance in the Second World War, but he also has an enduring interest in the Scottish military tradition. His current research project concerns the role and importance of food in war.
Research Interests
- The role of food and logistics in warfare
- First World War (focusing particularly on 1918)
- Second World War (focusing particularly on the North African and Mediterranean campaigns)
- Anglo-American military co-operation
- Veterans and ex-service affairs (focusing particularly on the British Legion)
MA Special Subject
The War in the Mediterranean 1940-1943
Doctoral Supervision
Professor Barr is happy to consider PhD supervision in any of the areas listed above.
Research
The First World War Research Group
The First World War Research Group brings together a wealth of expertise on military, diplomatic, social, and cultural aspects of the conflict.
The Second World War Research Group
Second World War Research Group
Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War
The centre promotes the scholarly history of war in all it's dimensions, trains research students and hosts research projects and conferences
Conflict Records Unit
The Conflict Records Unit specialises in primary sources of contentious, war-related provenance and enduring historical value
News
Saki & Michael Dockrill Memorial Lecture focuses on controversial aspects of Kissinger's legacy
Professor Thomas Schwartz delivered a fascinating insight into Henry Kissinger to a large in-person and online audience
Niall Barr to present at the Tunisian Institute of Strategic Studies
Professor Niall Barr of the Defence Studies Department was invited to Tunis from the 9 - 11 May 2018 by the British Ambassador, Louise De Souza, and the...
Research
The First World War Research Group
The First World War Research Group brings together a wealth of expertise on military, diplomatic, social, and cultural aspects of the conflict.
The Second World War Research Group
Second World War Research Group
Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War
The centre promotes the scholarly history of war in all it's dimensions, trains research students and hosts research projects and conferences
Conflict Records Unit
The Conflict Records Unit specialises in primary sources of contentious, war-related provenance and enduring historical value
News
Saki & Michael Dockrill Memorial Lecture focuses on controversial aspects of Kissinger's legacy
Professor Thomas Schwartz delivered a fascinating insight into Henry Kissinger to a large in-person and online audience
Niall Barr to present at the Tunisian Institute of Strategic Studies
Professor Niall Barr of the Defence Studies Department was invited to Tunis from the 9 - 11 May 2018 by the British Ambassador, Louise De Souza, and the...