After a career in the British intelligence community Anthony established himself as a sought after defence writer, broadcaster and military historian. For many years he was the terrorism and security correspondent for intersec - The Journal of International Security, where he developed a solid reputation for objectivity. He also worked as a defence commentator for Channel 4 News.

Prolific Author

He is now a highly prolific author, feature and script writer - with hundreds of articles published in print and online for a wide range of publishers and media outlets. To date he has had over 70 books published, many of which have been translated, these include a number of well received works on Churchill and the campaigns of 1944-45. These include D-Day, Arnhem and the Bulge.

Public Speaker

He is a regular public speaker including at the prestigious US National WWII Museum, where he has given the Orlin Russell Corey Memorial Lecture twice and opened the International WWII Conference - as well as appearing on podcasts, radio and television - including Churchill at War a recent major Netflix series. Later this year he will feature in an Australian produced series WW2 Endgame marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Latest Work

His second volume on Winston Churchill - Churchill Cold War Warrior was published in 2024 and launched in New Orleans. The International Churchill Society said, 'Anthony Tucker-Jones' latest book is very much like the Godfather: Part III in its grand narrative of scale, irony, and tragedy. ... it is a tremendous read'.

He has two books due for publication in 2025: The Secret War: Spies, Lies and the Art of Deception in Word War II & Rhineland: Hitler's Last Defence 1944-45. The latter is a follow-up to Hitler's Winter. Currently he is working on another Churchill project.

Next Appearance

Anthony will be appearing at the National Army Museum in September during the Chelsea History Festival.