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Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay
1881–1962
A Scottish soldier-scholar, he wrote with unusual range about war, religion, and Jewish history. His life stretched from military service and wartime code work to decades of historical writing rooted in deep personal conviction.
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Wounded and a Prisoner of War, by an Exchanged Officer
by Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay
About the author
Born in 1881, Malcolm Vivian Hay of Seaton was a Scottish army officer, historian, and author. He served with the Gordon Highlanders and during the First World War worked in military intelligence and cryptography; he was also wounded and taken prisoner, experiences he later wrote about.
After the war, he became known for historical and religious writing, especially on Catholic and Jewish subjects. His books include Wounded and a Prisoner of War, The Amazing Emperor Heliogabalus, Europe and the Jews, The Foot of Pride, and The Jesuits and the Popish Plot. His work often explored the long history of prejudice and conflict in Europe.
Hay was also the last laird of Seaton House in Aberdeen, linking his writing life to an older Scottish family estate and public role. He died in 1962, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both firsthand experience of war and a serious interest in faith, history, and tolerance.