| LC control no. | n 96020802 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Riley, J. P. (Jonathon P.) |
| Variant(s) | Riley, Jonathon P. Riley, Jonathan Peter |
| Birth date | 1955-01-16 |
| Profession or occupation | Military historians |
| Found in | Soldiers of the Queen, c1993: t.p. (Lt. Col. J.P. Riley, MA RWF) p. xi (Jonathon Riley) Napoleon and the World War of 1813, 1999: CIP t.p. (J.P. Riley) CIP data sheet (Riley, Jonathon P.; b. Jan. 1, 1955) BL AL recd. 14 Sept. 1989 (Jonathan Peter Riley, born 16 Jan. 1955) Pritzker Military Museum & Library website, Sept. 21, 2021 (Jonathon Riley is the author of several military histories, including Napoleon as a General: Command from the Battlefield to Grand Strategy; Soldiers of the Queen: The History of the Queen's Regiment 1966-1992; and That Astonishing Infantry: The History of the Royal Welch Fusiliers 1689-2006. Riley joined the British Army in 1973 and served peacetime tours of duty in the US, Germany, Kenya, and Cyprus. He went on to hold command positions in Iraq and Afghanistan, retiring in 2009 as a Lieutenant General. He received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2001, and was made a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in the New Year's Honours 2008. He currently serves as Director General and Master of the Royal Armouries, which is Britain's oldest museum and home to the national collection of arms and armor.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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