Richard Doherty

James Richard Doherty, known as Richard Doherty, is a British military historian and author from County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Educated at St. Columb’s College, he has written more than twenty books about British and Irish military history ranging from the Williamite wars through to the Second World War.

Doherty’s most recent book, British Armoured Divisions and their Commanders, 1939-1945, is published by Pen and Sword Books.