Christopher K Pike Author

Christopher K Pike is an authority on war and warfare, and has been studying military history for 50 years. He believes that victory in battle is not the key to a lasting peace. What matters is understanding war’s constraints, defining aims and knowing when goals have been achieved. Organised violence, so often futile, is a last resort. Napoleon and Hitler are two examples of men failing to grasp war’s risks, war’s fallibilities, and their own limitations. 

Pike’s is an alumnus of the Department of War Studies, King’s College, London, where his focus was on war and politics.

He also holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration. He was elected to the Council of the Society for Army Historical Research, where he organised and delivered lectures, including a major seminar at Apsley House, London, on Waterloo and the Iron Duke.

He lives in London and Norfolk and is a frequent visitor to the battlefields of Europe, seeing the ‘Other Side of the Hill’ for himself. He has written many penetrating strategic backgrounds for battlefield tour guides.

For an overview of the trilogy and details of each volume, refer to Christopher K Pike’s website: https://makingsenseofwar.com