Jeremy Havardi is a historian and journalist with degrees in philosophy, history and law. His previous books include The Greatest Briton, a set of analytical essays on Churchill, and Projecting Britain at War, a study of British war films and national identity. He is currently writing a book on the western narrative on Israel, to be published this year. His articles, have appeared in The Guardian, Times of Israel and The Commentator. He lives in London and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.