Stuart Martin

Living in Devon, Stuart Martin spent most of his working life as a history teacher at a large comprehensive school before turning to writing in retirement. His author profile says he has long been fascinated by the First World War and has visited both the Western Front and the Gallipoli battlefields.

That background shows in much of his fiction. His first book was inspired by conversations with veterans of the First World War, and later books draw on his interest in the British home front during the Second World War. Titles listed on his author page include An Ordered Estate, M-MIKE, Red Cross, and Towfield at War.

His published work also shows a wider range than military history alone. Alongside wartime novels, he has written village-based stories, Viking adventures, and a collection of tales written for his granddaughters, suggesting a storyteller who enjoys exploring the past from several different angles.