**John Pimlott** (born on 1948, Brigg — 24 October 1997, Surrey) was the Head of the War Studies Department at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and a writer of books on military history. He was tragically killed on 24 October 1997 when two hand grenades picked up on a battlefield visit exploded in his study. He published both papers and popular books on twentieth-century military history and especially guerrilla warfare. In particular, he edited illustrated partworks such as *War in Peace* (London: Marshall Cavendish, 1987) and *Nam: The Vietnam Experience 1965-75* (London: Hamlyn Publishing, 1988), as well as editing popular volumes such as *Vietnam: The History and Tactics* (New York: Crescent Books, 1982) and *Guerrilla Warfare* (New York: Military Press, 1985). **Source**: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pimlott_(historian)" target="blanck">John Pimlott</a> on Wikipedia.