Glyn Harper

Glyn Harper is Professor at Massey University, Palmerston North, and Director of Massey's Centre for Defence and Security Studies. A former teacher, he joined the Australian Army in 1988 and transferred to the NZ Army in 1996, from which he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was the New Zealand army's official historian of the deployment to East Timor and is the author of numerous books, many of which have been bestsellers, including: Kippenberger: An Inspired NZ Commander; Massacre at Passchendaele; Spring Offensive: NZ and the Second Battle of the Somme; In the Face of the Enemy; The Complete History of NZ and the Victoria Cross; and Dark Journey.