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Andrew Roberts, (born 13 January 1963),〔 is a British historian and journalist. Ideologically, he describes himself as "extremely right-wing".〔http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-the-dark-side-of-andrew-roberts-1765229.html〕 He is a Visiting Professor at the Department of War Studies, King's College London. His public commentary has appeared in several periodicals such as the ''Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Spectator''. Roberts himself is best known for his 2009 non-fiction work ''The Storm of War''.〔〔 A look at the Second World War covering historical factors such as Hitler's rise to power and the organisation of Nazi Germany, the book has been lauded by several publications such as ''The Economist'', receiving awards such as the British Army Military Book of the Year Award for 2010. In his writings, Roberts supports an interventionist role for the UK in global diplomatic and military affairs, advocating for "an active part in defending decency" through the UK being "one of the world’s foremost moral policemen".〔 ==Background== Andrew Roberts was born in London, England, the son of business executive Simon Roberts and Katie Roberts. Simon Roberts, from Cobham, Surrey, inherited the Job's Dairy milk business and also owned the United Kingdom contingent of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. His parents would later sell their interest in the aforementioned milk business in 1987. A prolific reader as a child, he soon gained a passion for history, particularly for dramatic works relating to "battles, wars, assassinations and death". Roberts attended Cranleigh School and did well in terms of his relationship to his teachers. However, as he later revealed, he also was "horrifically bullied" by other pupils, at one point being locked in a clothes cupboard and made to think that the building was on fire, and he sought relief partially through alcohol. Though he eventually achieved three As in his A-levels, Roberts ended up being forced to leave Cranleigh due to bouts of intoxication as well as carrying out pranks; he felt under considerable stress.〔 Nonetheless, Roberts managed to get into Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and he went on to chair the Cambridge University Conservative Association while expanding his studies of history.〔 He earned a first class honours B.A. degree in Modern History at Gonville and Caius College in 1985, where he is an honorary senior scholar and honorary PhD. Roberts began his post-graduate career in corporate finance as an investment banker and private company director with the London merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., where he worked from 1985 to 1988. He published his first historical book in 1991. He is divorced from his first wife, with whom he had two children.〔 Henry and Cassia Roberts went on to live in Edinburgh. Roberts is married to businesswoman Susan Gilchrist, CEO of the corporate communications firm Brunswick Group LLP and a Governor of the South Bank Centre. They currently live in London. In his later life, Roberts has worked with think tank organisations such as the Centre for Policy Studies and the Centre for Social Cohesion. He serves as an honorary senior scholar at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, as referred to before. He additionally has maintained personal friendships with several British political and social figures such as David Cameron, Michael Gove and Oliver Letwin.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Roberts (historian)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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