Mark Felton

Mark Felton (born 1974) is a British World War II author and historian.[1]

Early life and education

Felton was educated at Philip Morant School, Colchester.[2] After completing an undergraduate degree and an MA, Felton gained a PhD in history from the University of Essex in 2005.[3]

Career

Felton lectured in Shanghai, China between 2005 and 2014, latterly at Fudan University. He also worked as a volunteer for the Royal British Legion, organising the annual Poppy Appeal in Eastern China, 2010-2014.[4] He assisted the British Consulate Shanghai in the rediscovery of the graves of four British soldiers killed by the Japanese in 1937 following a request from Prime Minister David Cameron,[5][6][7] and was awarded a Royal British Legion Certificate of Appreciation.[1]

Felton has appeared on television as a military history expert, including the series Combat Trains (The History Channel),[8] Top Tens of Warfare (Quest TV),[9] and Evolution of Evil.(American Heroes Channel)[10] His book Zero Night, about an escape from a German prison camp, has won much critical attention,[11][12][13] and was the subject of the BBC Radio documentary Three Minutes of Mayhem.[14] Zero Night has been optioned to Essential Media for feature film development.[15][16][17]

Personal life

Felton lives in Colchester with his wife and son.

Bibliography

References

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  5. "Lost graves of four Ulster heroes who fell in China found". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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  12. "El piloto británico sin piernas que causaba pavor a los cazas nazis". ABC (in Spanish). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  13. Bandyopadhyay, Somshankar (23 September 2015). "Zero Night review: Flight to freedom". Gulf News. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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  20. "Alive and safe, the brutal Japanese soldiers who butchered 20,000 Allied seamen in cold blood". Mail Online. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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  23. "WAR ZONE – City of Terror: the Japanese takeover of Shanghai". Military History Monthly. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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  34. "Allied PoWs escaped Nazi camp using ladders they disguised as shelves". Mail Online. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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