Iain MacGregor: Publisher, Historian, Author & Public Speaker

‘A lively, evocative account of the life and death of the world’s most notorious wall. In capturing the essence of the old Cold War he may just have helped us to understand a bit more about the new one’

The Times

‘The sheer brutal intimacy of his descriptions of the fighting are extraordinary.’

Frederick Taylor

‘Stunning. History at its very best: a blend of impeccably researched scholarship, genuinely revelatory primary sources, and a beautifully written narrative.’

James Holland

‘An authoritative and unforgettable insight into the decisive days of that most terrible struggle on the banks of the Volga.’

Jonathan Dimbleby

‘Captures brilliantly and comprehensively both the danger and exhilaration that I and other reporters, soldiers, and people experienced intersecting with the wall – a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the Europe we have inherited’

Jon Snow

About Iain

Iain is a successful editor of non fiction for major publishing houses, working with talented and bestselling historians such as Michael Wood, Simon Schama, William Taubman, Alice Roberts and John Nichol – as well as publishing tie-ins with archives and podcasts such as the Imperial War Museum and R4’s ‘In Our Time’ series with Melvyn Bragg. He is also a writer and public speaker on modern history, with pieces in the Guardian, BBC History Magazine, the Spectator and the Washington Post. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He lives with his family in London.

Personal message

Hello and thank you for visiting my website.

The subject of history, publishing bestselling historians, broadcast media and writing my own books are what I love. Since 2019 I have researched and written three books: Checkpoint Charlie , U.S. Civil War–Battle by Battle, and The Lighthouse of Stalingrad, where I was fortunate to gain entry to Russian archives for research in 2020-21. I have recently completed a new book which will focus on the atomic bombing on Japan on 6 August 1945 – The Hiroshima Men. My work has been translated into ten languages thus far.

I have enjoyed giving many lectures to students, museums and at literary festivals both in the UK as well as abroad. I have appeared on Dan Snow’s History Hit, as well as a guest on The Rest is History podcast with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. If you study my Upcoming Events section, you will see where I will be giving talks and presentations in 2025.

All best wishes and look forward to hearing from you.