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C. T. Dawkins
1858–1919
Best known for a practical World War I handbook on fighting after dark, this British officer brought real battlefield experience to the page. His writing is brief, direct, and shaped by years of service in Afghanistan, South Africa, and the First World War.
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About the author
Born in 1858, C. T. Dawkins was Major-General Sir Charles Tyrwhitt Dawkins, a British Army officer whose career spanned several major imperial and modern conflicts. Reliable library and reference sources identify him as having served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Second Boer War, and later as Deputy Quartermaster General during the First World War.
For audiobook listeners, he is chiefly associated with Night Operations for Infantry (1916), a short military guide written for company officers. The book stands out for its practical tone: instead of grand theory, it focuses on preparation, movement, communication, and the difficulties ordinary soldiers faced in darkness.
Dawkins died in 1919, with reference sources noting that his death followed illness contracted while on active service in France. No suitable verified portrait image was found from the sources checked during this search, so none is included here.