Peter Barton

Peter Barton is a British military historian, author, and filmmaker specializing in trench warfare during World War I, with extensive publications on military mining and battlefield archaeology on the Western Front[1][5]. He has led archaeological excavations featured in Time Team episodes and authored notable books including The Somme, Passchendaele, and Arras[1][5]. Barton also serves as secretary of the All Party Parliamentary War Graves and Battlefields Heritage Group[5].