Allies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the World

On November 3, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security will host “Allies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the World” with Tim Pleydell-Bouverie, British historian and author. Join us at 12:15 – 1:30 pm in the Bass Lecture Hall, in The LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Garage parking is available for a fee at the Manor Garage and the San Jacinto Garage. Parking will not be validated.

Speaker Biography

Tim Bouverie is a historian and journalist. His first book Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain, Churchill and the Road to War was a Sunday Times Bestseller and was shortlisted for the prestigious Orwell Prize. The book has been translated into eleven languages and is regarded as the first major narrative account of appeasement.

Tim’s latest book Allies at War: The Politics of Defeating Hitler published in April 2025 to critical acclaim, with The Guardian calling it “a revelatory study of second world war alliances”, and The Independent writing that it was “A powerful and well-researched study of an alliance that was often fractious or worse.” In March 2026, Allies at War won the Duff Cooper Prize.

Having studied history at Oxford, Tim worked on historical and political documentaries before joining Channel 4 News, where he worked as a political journalist alongside Michael Crick. During Tim’s four and a half years at Channel 4, he covered almost every significant political event, including two General Elections and the Scottish and EU referendums. Tim regularly reviews history and politics books for The Times, Spectator, Observer and Daily Telegraph and has written for the Wall Street Journal. Tim’s second book, Perfect Pitch: 100 pieces of classical music to bring joy, tears, solace, empathy, inspiration (& everything in between) was published in October 2021.