Anthony Tucker-Jones

Anthony Tucker-Jones (born 1964) is a former defence intelligence officer and a widely published military expert on regional conflicts, counter-terrorism and armoured and aerial warfare.[1]

Tucker-Jones attended the University of Portsmouth (1982-1985) where he took a BA in Historical Studies before gaining an MA from Lancaster University (1987-1988) in International Relations and Strategic Studies. From 1981 to 1988 he was a freelance defence journalist writing for, among others, Jane's Defence Weekly, Jane's Intelligence Review and Middle East Strategic Studies Quarterly. Tucker-Jones then embarked on a thirteen year career in defence analysis during which period he was the UK Intelligence Liaison Officer United Nations Special Commission for Iraq (1994–1995) and Liaison Officer for NATO (1991–1994).[2]

Tucker-Jones was the Counter-Terrorism Co-ordinator in charge of Defence Intelligence for the Ministry of Defence (2001–2002) since when he has been a freelance author, commentator and defence and military history author.[1] He has been a commentator on current military issues, intelligence/terrorism and regional conflicts for such media as BBC Radio, Channel 4,[3] ITN, Russia Today, Sky News and Voice of Russia. He has appeared on the History Channel and has acted as an expert witness for the Military Court Service.

Tucker-Jones lives in Barnstaple in Devon.

Select publications
  • Images of War: The Battle for Arnhem 1944-1945 (2019)
  • Falaise: The Flawed Victory, Pen and Sword Books
  • Operation Dragoon: The Liberation of Southern France 1944, Pen and Sword Books
  • Armoured Warfare on the Eastern Front, Pen and Sword Books
  • Tiger I & Tiger II, Pen and Sword Books
  • T-34: The Red Army's Legendary Medium Tank, Pen and Sword Books
  • The Panther Tank: Hitler’s T-34 Killer, Pen and Sword Books
  • The Battle for Budapest 1944-1945, Pen and Sword Books
  • The Panzer IV: Hitler’s Rock, Pen and Sword Books
  • The Rise of Militant Islam
  • Dien Bein Phu
  • Kursk 1943: Hitler's Bitter Harvest, History Press Limited, 2018
  • Slaughter on the Eastern Front

References
  1. Profile for Tucker-Jones - Pen and Sword Books
  2. Biography for Anthony Tucker-Jones
  3. Anthony Tucker-Jones - Channel 4 News
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