Books by Michael Kerrigan

Michael Kerrigan was born in Liverpool and educated at St Edward's College and University College, Oxford. He is the co-author of The Reader's Digest Illustrated History of the World (2005-8). His publications extend over the entire course of ancient and modern history, with a focus on some of its most unexpected aspects: titles ranging from Everyday Life Through the Ages (Reader's Digest, 2005) to A History of Death (Lyons Press, 2007); from Instruments of Torture (Lyons Press, 2001) to The US Presidents: A Dark History (Barnes & Noble, 2011). He has taken a special interest in military affairs, most recently contributing to The Second World War: The Definitive Visual Guide (Dorling Kindersley, 2009),War: From Ancient Egypt to Iraq (Dorling Kindersley, 2009) and 1001 Battles that Changed the Course of History (Cassell, 1011). A regular reviewer for the Scotsman newspaper and for the Times Literary Supplement, London, he lives with his family in Edinburgh.