Richard Holmes (military historian)

Richard Holmes
Holmes around 2005
Born	Edward Richard Holmes (1946-03-29)29 March 1946 Aldridge, Staffordshire, England
Died	30 April 2011(2011-04-30) (aged 65)[1] Hampshire, England
Alma mater	University of Cambridge Northern Illinois University University of Reading
Occupation(s)	Professor of Military and Security Studies
Employer	Cranfield University
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army (TA)
Years of service	1964–2000
Rank	Brigadier
Service number	483090
Unit	Queen's Regiment
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Territorial Decoration Volunteer Reserves Service Medal

Edward Richard Holmes, CBE, TD, VR, JP (29 March 1946 – 30 April 2011),^[1] known as Richard Holmes, was a British military historian. He was co-director of Cranfield University's Security and Resilience Group from 1989 to 2009 and became Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield in 1995.