Robert Murray Lyman MBE FRHistS (born 13 June 1963) is a British military historian.
He was commissioned into the Light Infantry from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1982 and left the army as a Major.
[3] Following his career in the British Army, Lyman has published over 16 books on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia.
[4] His presentation of the case for Field Marshal Sir William Slim won a National Army Museum debate in 2011 for Britain's Greatest General and his case for Kohima/Imphal won a National Army Museum debate in 2012 for Britain's Greatest Battle.
Lyman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to military history and charity work in Nagaland.