Dr. Prit Buttar | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Debbie |
| Children | Dan, Lottie |
| Occupation | General Practitioner, Historian |
| Education | Medicine |
| Alma mater | Oxford University, London University |
Prit Buttar is a British general practitioner and writer. He has written five books: Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany's Eastern Front 1944-45 (2010), Between Giants: The Battle of the Baltics in World War II (2013), Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914 (2014), Germany Ascendant: The Eastern Front 1915 (2015), and Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17 (2016). Currently, Dr. Buttar is a Senior Partner at Abingdon Surgery.
Career[]
Buttar studied medicine at Oxford University and London University.[1][2] Buttar served in the British Army as a surgeon[2] and medical officer for five years. He later worked in Bristol as a general practitioner (GP). He currently works as a GP in Abingdon-on-Thames and serves on the GP's Committee of the British Medical Association. He is Chairman of the Oxfordshire Local Medical Committee.[1][3]
Buttar's first book, Battleground Prussia, was inspired by one of his patients. The 83-year-old patient recalled stories about her life as a nurse in East Prussia and escape from the Prussian army[3] near the end of World War II. Buttar spent 8 years writing the book.[4] His second book, Between Giants, is a study of the Battle for the Baltics in WWII, and explores the experiences of people from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.[3]
His third book, Collision of Empires, is a study of World War I on the Eastern Front. It is the first of a four volume series.[5] Before writing the book, Buttar spent a year studying archives in Berlin, Vienna, and Freiberg. With the help of another historian, the multi-lingual Buttar was able to translate the German archives.[6] The second book of the series, Germany Ascendant: The Eastern Front 1915, was released in 2015.[7]
Personal life[]
Buttar is married to Debbie, an army nurse. They have two children. Their eldest son is an officer in the Royal Navy, and their daughter studied History at Cambridge University.[3][6]
Published works[]
- Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17. 2016. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 147281276X
- Germany Ascendant: The Eastern Front 1915. 2015. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781472807953
- Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914. 2014. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781782006480
- Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II. 2013. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781780961637
- Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany's Eastern Front 1944-45. 2010. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781849081900
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "3 4 Friday- it's all happening in Abingdon". Mostly Books. 31 May 2013. http://www.mostly-books.co.uk/2013_05_01_archive.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dr Prit Buttar". Clinical Options. http://www.clinicaloptions.co.uk/clinician/dr-prit-buttar/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ffrench, Andrew (14 June 2013). "Former army doctor's second book on history of war". The Herald. http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/10483391.Former_army_doctor_s_second_book_on_history_of_war/.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Ben. "Patient's memories inspire Abingdon GP's book on Battleground Prussia". Oxford Mail. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/8405084.Patient_s_memories_inspire_Abingdon_GP_s_book_on_Battleground_Prussia/.
- ↑ "Collision of Empires". Allen & Unwin Publishers. https://allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/military/Collision-of-Empires-Prit-Buttar-9781472813183.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "GP examines an overlooked aspect of First World War in new book". The Herald. 16 June 2014. http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/hsabingdonnews/11277795.GP_examines_an_overlooked_aspect_of_First_World_War/.
- ↑ "German Ascendant: the Eastern Front 1915". Pritzker Military Museum & Library. https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/library/online-catalog/view/oclc/894307292.
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