12 Facts About Glyn Harper

Glyn John Harper was born on 12 March 1958 and is a New Zealand historian who specialises in the military history of the 20th century.

Glyn Harper has published several books on New Zealand's participation in the First and Second World Wars.

Glyn Harper then joined the University of Canterbury, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981.

In 1988, Glyn Harper joined the Australian Army in which he served for eight years before transferring to the New Zealand Army.

Glyn Harper earned a Doctor of Philosophy in 2001 from the University of New England with a thesis on Howard Kippenberger, a New Zealand general of the Second World War.

Glyn Harper was the official historian for New Zealand's military deployment to East Timor from 1999 to 2001.

Glyn Harper retired from the New Zealand Army in 2001 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Glyn Harper became a lecturer at Massey University in Palmerston North, and was made an associate professor in military studies the following year.

Glyn Harper was Professor of War Studies at Massey University until his retirement.

Glyn Harper was awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship in 2010 and carried out five months of research at the Virginia Military Institute and the US Army's War College on the Battle of Monte Cassino.

In 2011, Glyn Harper became a project manager for the publication of the First World War Centenary Print Histories, a series of books on New Zealand's role in the First World War.

Glyn Harper wrote one volume in the series, Johnny Enzed: The New Zealand Soldier in the First World War, which was published in 2015.