Dr Marcus Faulkner is a historian specialising in twentieth century naval and intelligence history with a focus on the Second World War era. He holds a BA in War Studies from King’s College London (2000), a MA in History from the School of Slavic and East European Studies, University College London (2003) and completed a PhD entitled Intelligence, Policy and the Kriegsmarine in the Interwar Period with the Department of War Studies, KCL in 2009. He is a Senior Lecturer in the department and teaches modules on Seapower, Strategy and Cold War history.  

Research Interests

• Modern naval history and seapower
• Signals Intelligence
• Strategy
• The Second World War

His current research is focused on the development of British and German naval intelligence between 1919 and 1945, and he is preparing a monograph on the history of German naval intelligence between the World Wars.  

Teaching

He currently teaches the following modules:

• Strategic Dimensions of Contemporary Warfare
• Seapower

Expertise and Public Engagement

His research in currently divided between the interaction of sea power and national strategy in the Twentieth century and the history of intelligence organisations and government in the era of the World Wars. Currently he is working on a monograph dealing with German naval intelligence between 1919 and 1945. This will serve as the basis for further projects on the use of information in policy and decision-making in and by the Third Reich. Other areas he is currently working on include naval signals intelligence, power projection and fleet operations.

Publications

Please refer to the Research Portal.