Hailing from northeast England, Martin J Dougherty is a professional writer specialising in military history. He has been at times a games designer, an engineer, a self-protection instructor, a teacher and a defence analyst. Martin has published a range of books covering topics as diverse as self-protection, medieval warfare and space flight, and has addressed international conferences on anti-shipping missiles and homeland security issues. Martin's interests include martial arts and fencing. He has coached Fencing, Ju-Jitsu, Self-Defence and Kickboxing for many years at the University of Sunderland, and has competed to national level as a fencer. As a martial artist he holds black belts in Combat Ju-Jitsu, Nihon Tai-Jitsu and Self-Defence. Martin is a Senior Assessor with the Self-Defence Federation and an IL1 instructor/assessor with the Britsh Federation for Historical Swordplay, specialising in the Military Sabre and the Smallsword.
Books
Unarmed Combat
2012
Special Forces Unarmed Combat Guide
Hand-to-Hand Fighting Skills From The World's Most Elite Military Units
2010
A Dark History
Celts
2015
Celtic Castles
2023
Warriors of the World
The Ancient Warrior: 3000 BCE - 500 CE
2010
Kings and Queens of the Medieval World
2018
The Aztec, Inca and Maya Empires
The Illustrated History of the Ancient Peoples of Mesoamerica & South America
2018
Traveller
Spinward Marches (The Third Imperium)
2008
Shadow of the Storm
2014
Greek Myths
From the Titans to Icarus and Odysseus
2019
The World's Worst Weapons
2007
Ireland
2018
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Stories of Camelot and the Quest for the Holy Grail
2016
Vikings
A History of the Norse People
2013
Small Arms
2011
Traveller's Handbook
2002
Behind the Claw
The Spinward Marches Sourcebook
1998
SAS and Elite Forces Guide Extreme Unarmed Combat
2012
Extreme Unarmed Combat
Essential Military Skills in Self-Defence
2015
Norse Myths
Viking Legends of Heroes and Gods
2016
Celts
The History and Legacy of One of the Oldest Cultures in Europe
2015
Fight to Win
20 Simple Techniques That Win Any Fight
2013
GURPS Traveller
Star Mercs: Military and Mercenary Campaigning
1999
Hindu Myths
1975
100 Battles That Shaped the World
2012
Native American Warriors
2018
Buddhist Myths
Cosmology, Tales & Legends
2022
Small Arms
From 1860 to the Present Day
2005
The Wars of the Roses
2015
Battles of the Bible, 1400 BC - AD 73
From AI to Masada
2008
Combat Techniques
An Elite Forces Guide to Modern Infantry Tactics
2007
Perang Yang Mengubah Sejarah, Buku Pertama
Dari Pertempuran Megiddo [1457 SM] Hingga Blenheim [1704]
2012
Roman Myths
Gods, Heroes, Villains and Legends of Ancient Rome
2022
Medieval Warrior
2008
Standing Alone
2011
Battles that Changed History
1703
