Ashley Jackson (born June 24, 1971) is a professor of imperial and military history in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London and a visiting fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford. Jackson is a specialist in the history of the British Empire.^[1] He has featured in various episodes of BBC mockumentaries Cunk on Earth and Cunk on Britain and is a noted fan of Swedish pop band ABBA.^[2][3] He notably stated that his favorite song from the band is "Dancing Queen".

Publications

Jackson has published several books, including:

Botswana, 1939–1945 : An African Country at War (1999)

War and Empire in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean (2001)

The British Empire and the Second World War (2006)

Mad Dogs and Englishmen: A Grand Tour of the British Empire at its Height (2009)

Distant Drums : The Role of Colonies in British Imperial Warfare (February 2010)

Churchill (2011) online

Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (with David Tomkins)

The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction (2013)

Buildings of Empire (2013)

Persian Gulf Command: A History of The Second World War in Iran and Iraq (2018)

Of Islands, Ports and Sea Lanes: Africa and the Indian Ocean in the Second World War

His articles include:

• Jackson, Ashley. "Governing empire: colonial memoirs and the history of HM overseas civil service." African Affairs Vol. 103, No. 412 (Jul., 2004), pp. 471–491 online
• Jackson, Ashley. "Empire and beyond: the pursuit of overseas national interests in the late twentieth century." English Historical Review 122.499 (2007): 1350–1366.
• Jackson, Ashley. "New Research on the British Empire and the Second World War: Part II." Global War Studies 7.2 (2010): 157–184. online