Mark Cartwright

Mark Cartwright

Biography

Mark is WHE's Publishing Director. He is a professional writer, researcher, historian, and editor. His studies at the University of York and University of Teesside focused on political history, constitutional theory, military history, and political philosophy. He has been a history writer since 2012. He is interested in art and architecture, and especially ancient pottery and what these everyday objects can reveal about past lives and traditions. Other interests include maritime history, exploration, and polar history. Having lived in Italy and the Czech Republic, been a frequent visitor to Greece, and now based in France, he is a great believer in Jacque-Yves Cousteau's maxim: Il faut aller voir - we must go and look for ourselves - and hopes his articles and photos will inspire visitors to WHE to do the same.

'I have no need to observe that I do not wilfully or negligently mislead my readers, and that before I wrote that description I took pains to investigate the subject.'
Charles Dickens
Preface to Bleak House

Education

  • MA Political Philosophy, University of York
  • BA Politics (1st), University of Teesside

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US Jeep Ambulance, Okinawa
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US Jeep Ambulance, Okinawa

A photograph of a US jeep ambulance carrying wounded from the battle of Okinawa (April to June 1945), the final action...
Battle of Saipan
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Battle of Saipan

The Battle of Saipan took place in June-July 1944. US forces engaged in a titanic three-week struggle with Japanese defenders...
US Nurses, Okinawa, 1945
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US Nurses, Okinawa, 1945

A photograph of four US Army nurses washing from helmets during the battle of Okinawa (April to June 1945), the final action...
US LVTs at Okinawa
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US LVTs at Okinawa

A photograph showing LVTs (Landing Vehicles, tracked) in the US amphibious landing of the battle of Okinawa (April to June 1945...
Aerial View of the Okinawa Landing
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Aerial View of the Okinawa Landing

An aerial phorograph showing the US amphibious landing in the battle of Okinawa (April to June 1945), the final...
The Charleston Mercury on South Carolina's Secession
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The Charleston Mercury on South Carolina's Secession

Front page of the Charelston Mercury newspaper covering news in December 1860 that South Carolina...
Iwo Jima on a US Postage Stamp
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Iwo Jima on a US Postage Stamp

A United States postage stamp of 1945 showing the celebrated photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal which captured the...
Marines on a Beach of Iwo Jima
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Marines on a Beach of Iwo Jima

A 19 February photograph showing US Marines on one of the two landing beaches used during the battle of Iwo Jima in...
The Battle of Iwo Jima | WWII In 2
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The Battle of Iwo Jima | WWII In 2

On February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines invaded the small Pacific island of Iwo Jima, expecting a brief campaign but...
Amphibious Assault, Iwo Jima
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Amphibious Assault, Iwo Jima

A February 1945 aerial photograph showing the amphibious assault of Iwo Jima by US Marines. The island's dominant geographical...
US Marines and Wrecked Zero, Iwo Jima
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US Marines and Wrecked Zero, Iwo Jima

A February 1945 photograph showing a platoon of US Marines with a wrecked Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter during...
Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign
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Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign - The US Island-Hopping Advance in the Pacific

The Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign (November 1943 to February 1944...

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