Craig Stockings

Professor Craig Stockings is a historian specializing in military history and operational analysis at UNSW Canberra's School of Humanities & Social Sciences. His research focuses on Australian military history, imperial defense strategies, and peacekeeping operations, with significant work on the East Timor intervention (INTERFET), Greek Campaign of WWII, and the legacy of colonial military structures.

Key publications include Born of Fire and Ash (2022) analyzing East Timor operations, Britannia's Shield (2015) examining Victorian-era imperial defense, and Swastika over the Acropolis (2013) reinterpreting the Nazi invasion of Greece. He has edited volumes like Anzac's Dirty Dozen (2012) debunking military myths.

His research extends to leadership studies in the Australian Army's evolution, as seen in The Shadow Men (2017), and official historiography methodologies for modern conflicts. He advises students on military history topics at postgraduate levels.