Sir Martin Gilbert, who has died aged 78, was a historian of authority and meticulous scholarship, whose output was dominated by his official biography of Sir Winston Churchill: six narrative ...

Sir Martin Gilbert, who has died aged 78 but lived to see both anniversaries, was a key figure in researching and documenting the people and events around both these landmarks of 20th century history.

Sir John Gilbert began his career in a counting house, but was so often caught making figures other than arithmetical ones that it was soon perceived he was quite unfit for commercial occupation.

Sir Martin Gilbert – leading historian, Winston Churchill's official biographer, and the author of 81 books and atlases – spoke on Sunday about his work and modern history with Israel National ...

ROME — Sir Martin Gilbert, a widely respected British-Jewish historian who strongly defended the wartime record of Venerable Pope Pius XII, died Tuesday at the age of 78. He had been suffering ...

The most prolific historian of our time, Sir Martin Gilbert, published 89 books, often two a year. An eminent public figure in England and an adviser to prime ministers, he also had many Canadian ...