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Neil Paxton
Hampshire, England
Military historian, with expertise on the Zulu and Korean wars,
prisoners of war and women at war
 
Biography/Resume:
Neil Paxton was an army officer for over twenty years before starting a second career in BBC Televison and the electronics industry. Military history has been his hobby for many years. His approach to his subjects combines drama with fact in a way that is entertaining for both specialist and non-specialist.
Subjects:

  • Zulu wars - causes - Battle of Isandlwana - Rorke's Drift (four lectures)

  • Women who served in war as men.

  • Treatment of Prisoners of War.

  • Experiences of a Military Police Officer (humorous)

Popular Presentation Titles:

  • The Story Behind the Film 'Zulu'

  • Eleven V.C.s in a Day

  • Fighting Women

  • Doctor 'Mirand' Barry (forty years as a man)

  • A Redcaps Humour

  • The Geneva Convention is a Myth.

Speaking Experience:
National Army Museum, Universities, Womens' Institutes, History Societies, Rotary and Probus Clubs.