Tim Benbow

Dr. Tim Benbow is a Professor of Strategic Studies at King's College London, affiliated with the Defence Studies Department within the School of Security Studies. He holds a PhD from the University of Oxford and has held academic positions at Oxford, Britannia Royal Naval College, and King's. His research focuses on naval strategy, British defence policy, and military history from the Second World War to the present. Benbow has authored numerous books and articles on topics including naval aviation, amphibious warfare, and the Royal Navy's strategic role post-1945.

Education: PhD in History (University of Oxford, 1999), MPhil (University of Oxford, 1992), BA (University of Oxford, 1990). He also studied as a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard University.

Research Interests: Naval strategy and history (especially naval aviation and amphibious warfare); UK defence policy; warfare since 1945; the changing character of war.

Awards: Recipient of the Sir Julian S. Corbett Prize in Modern History (2016). His work has influenced UK naval doctrine and policy, particularly through analyses of historical case studies like the Korean War and D-Day operations.

Grants/Projects: Led projects such as 'Wonder and be astounded': British military innovation in the Second World War (2017–2019) and 'The Royal Navy in British defence policy, 1945–2015' (2014).

Labs/Groups: Active in the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies, First and Second World War Research Groups, and the Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War.