Quintin Barry is a solicitor and a retired employment judge. He has also held a variety of offices in both the public and private sectors, including the NHS and local radio. Following a lifelong interest in history, he is the author of a considerable number of books on military and naval history. These include an acclaimed two volume history of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871, a history of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, the first modern history of the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878, and a study of the life and career of Helmuth von Moltke. He has also written a biography of the 17th Earl of Derby, which was published in 2012. His history of the First World War in the North Sea was published in 2016.
