Neil Richardson, a native of the Republic of Ireland, has an MA in Military History and Strategic Studies and is an award-winning military history author. His first book, A Coward If I Return, A Hero If I Fall: Stories of Irishmen in World War I, won the Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year award in the year it was released. This was followed by two more critically acclaimed books: Dark Times, Decent Men: Stories of Irishmen in World War II, and According to Their Lights: Stories of Irishmen in the British Army, Easter 1916.

Neil has also written extensively on wider aspects of WW1 and WW2, and is particularly interested in gathering and recording veterans’ personal stories and accounts of their experiences. He is a regular contributor to military history television/radio documentaries and podcasts, has acted as a consultant historian/documentary presenter for a major television network, and has lectured internationally on the subject of WW1.

Aside from his passion for military history and recording veterans’ stories, Neil is a serving infantry officer in the Irish Reserve Defence Forces.