Richard Overy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

December 23, 1947 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

London, United Kingdom

Also Known As

  • Richard James Overy

Richard Overy

Biography

Richard James Overy (FRHistS, FBA) is an award winning British historian who is the author of many histories of World War II and Nazi Germany. Educated at University of Cambridge, and a professor at University of Exeter, his reputation was enhanced with several works of scholarship, especially "Why the Allies Won" and "The Air War: 1939–1945".

Known For

Acting