Mr Peter Antill
Researcher, Defence Acquisition and Logistics, Military History
Location: Centre for Defence Acquisition, Vincent Centre
E: p.antill@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0) 1793 314755
Department of Management and Security
Current activities
Peter re-joined Cranfield University in June 2009 and is currently involved in research revolving around the formation of a Defence Acquisition Body of Knowledge as well as several projects aiming to produce a continuous stream of publications over the longer term. This will include various books, journal articles, case studies, conference papers, monographs and chapters in edited publications as well as updating teaching material used by the Centre for Defence Acquisition.
Peter, along with two colleagues, helps run a military history website located at http://www.historyofwar.org which has been used by a number of other authors for reference material, the Canadian Forces College for teaching material and has received very favourable comments from Professor D M Giangreco who works at the US Army Command and Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Background
Since leaving school in 1987, Peter has worked in a number of posts for a number of very different organisations. These have mainly been administration roles, for organisations such as NatWest PLC, The Court Service, Macmillan Cancer Relief, PHH/Arval and MAN ERF but also included working for over three years in HSM Ltd as a Business Development Executive.
After leaving school and working for three years, Peter went back into full-time education and completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in International Relations at Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent. This was followed a year later, by a successful application for funding from Hertfordshire’s Training and Enterprise Council and a move to the west of Wales to study for a Master of Science (Economics and Social Science) degree in Strategic Studies at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
A move back to St Albans in mid-1997 was followed by his first stint with Cranfield University as a Researcher under David Moore in the Acquisition and Logistics Unit (part of DDMSA) between June 1998 and August 2002. This period helped to cement an extensive publications list and laid the foundation for a number of writing projects undertaken for the military history publisher, Osprey Publishing. Peter’s second stint with Cranfield University was as the manager of the campus bookshop. He also undertook a PGCE (Post-Compulsory Education) with Oxford Brookes University between September 2004 and June 2005.
Looking to the future, Peter hopes to shortly start his Doctorate with Cranfield University, where he will develop and combine his research interests in both military history and defence acquisition and logistics, as well as finish a book for Pen & Sword.
Selected publications
Moore, David and Antill, Peter. 'Focused Logistics: Holy Grail or Poisoned Chalice?' in RUSI Journal, Volume 144, Number 5 (October 1999), pp. 28 – 33.
Moore, David M., Bradford, Jeffrey P. and Antill, Peter D. Learning from Past Defence Logistics Experience: Is What is Past Prologue?, London: RUSI, 2000, Whitehall Paper Series No. 52.
Moore, David M., Allen, David and Antill, Peter D. 'Strategic Development for Special Operations Force Logistics' in Low Intensity Conflict and Law Enforcement, Volume 9, Number 3 (Autumn 2000), pp. 95 – 137.
Moore, David and Antill, Peter. 'British Army Logistics and Contractors on the Battlefield' in RUSI Journal, Volume 145, Number 5 (October 2000), pp. 46 – 52.
Moore, David M., Neal, Derrick J. and Antill, Peter D. 'Supply Chain Management in SMEs within the Defence / Aerospace Industry – A Case of Simplification or Increased Complexity?' in International Journal of Aerospace Management, Volume 1, Number 1 (February 2001), pp. 35 – 45.
Antill, Peter D. 'Space, Military Implication of.' In Holmes, Richard (Ed). The Oxford Companion to Military History, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 855 – 857.
Moore, David and Antill, Peter. 'Integrated Project Teams: The Way Forward for UK Defence Procurement' in European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Volume 7, Number 3 (September 2001), pp. 179 – 185.
Antill, Peter D. 'Book Review: Military Logistics and Strategic Performance' in RUSI Journal, Volume 146, Number 6 (December 2001), p. 74.
Antill, Peter D. Strengthening Stability in Central Europe: Practical Approaches to Regional and Sub-Regional Cooperative Security, Report of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Conference, 11 – 13 March 2002, Warsaw, Poland.
Antill, Peter D. Crete 1941: Germany's Lightning Airborne Assault, Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2005, Campaign Series No. 147.
Antill, Peter. Berlin 1945: End of the Thousand Year Reich, Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2005, Campaign Series No. 159.
Antill, Peter. Stalingrad 1942, Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2007, Campaign Series No. 184.
