Parker was born in El Salvador to British parents and spent parts of his childhood in Great Britain, Norway and Barbados. He was educated at Yardley Court, Tonbridge School See more

Parker lives in London with his wife and three children.
He is a bowler on the Authors XI amateur cricket team, … See more

• Matthew Parker Official Site See more

Parker's first two books were about World War II. The Battle of Britain, July–October 1940: An Oral History of Britain's Finest Hour was published in 2000, and Monte Cassino: The Story of the Hardest-Fought Battle in World War II came out in 2004. Of the latter, … See more

• The Battle of Britain, July–October 1940: An Oral History of Britain's Finest Hour (Headline, 2000) ISBN 978-0747234500
• Monte Cassino: The Story of the Hardest-Fought … See more