Gwynne Dyer, Ph.D

Gwynne Dyer, Ph.D , MA , BA (born April 17, 1943) is a London-based independent Canadian journalist, syndicated columnist and military historian. Image File history File links Gwynne. ... Image File history File links Gwynne. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... A historian is a person who studies history. ...

He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and joined the Royal Canadian Navy at the age of sixteen. While still in the navy, he obtained a BA in History from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1963; an MA in Military History from Rice University, Houston, Texas, in 1966; and a Ph.D in Military and Middle Eastern History at King's College London in 1973. Dyer served in the Canadian, American and British navies. He was employed as a Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, 1973-77. In 1973 he began writing articles for leading London newspapers on the Arab-Israeli conflict, and soon decided to abandon academic life for a full-time career in journalism. His twice-weekly column on international affairs is published by 175, 000 papers in 45 countries and is translated into more than a dozen languages. The Canadian city of St. ... The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... One of the most famous quotations about history and the value of studying history by Spanish philosopher, George Santayana, reads: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ... Memorial University of Newfoundland, popularly known as MUN, is a comprehensive university located in St. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... Military history is the recording (in writing or otherwise) of the events in the history of humanity that fall within the category of conflict. ... Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and formerly named Rice Institute, is located in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. ... City nickname: Space City Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 601. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Kings College London in London is the largest and second oldest college in the federal University of London, with 21,500 registered students. ... Lecturer is the name given to university teachers in most of the English-speaking world (but not at most universities in the US or Canada) who do not hold a professorship. ... The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (commonly known as Sandhurst) is the British Army officer initial training centre. ... It has been suggested that History of Arab-Israeli Conflict be merged into this article or section. ... For more information on international affairs, see one of the following links: Diplomacy Foreign affairs International relations This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Works

Books

• War: The Lethal Custom (1985) ISBN 0786715383
• The Defence of Canada: In the Arms of the Empire (1990) ISBN 0771029756
• Ignorant Armies: Sliding Into War in Iraq (2003) ISBN 0771029772
• Future: Tense: The Coming World Order? (2004) ISBN 0771029780
• With Every Mistake (2005) ISBN 0679314024

Documentaries

• Anyone's Son Will Do (1980)
• War (1983)
• The Defence of Canada (1986)
• The Space Between (1986)
• Harder Than It Looks (1987)
• The Human Race (1994)

Radio Series

• Seven Faces of Communism (1978)
• Brazil (1979)
• The Catholic Counter-Revolution (1980)
• War (1981)
• The Gorbachev Revolution (1988-90)
• Millennium (1996)

External links

• Official Website