Charles Derek Croxton (born 1969) is an American historian. He authored several articles on military and diplomatic aspects of the Thirty Years' War. Croxton wrote Peacemaking in Early Modern Europe: Cardinal Mazarin and The Congress of Westphalia, 1643–1648. He also worked as adjunct professor at Madonna College and has taught at Ohio State University and at Columbus State Community College.
Derek Croxton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Derek Croxton January 2, 1969 |
| Spouse |
Tanya Croxton (m. 1991) |
| Scholarly background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Peacemaking in Early Modern Europe (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Parker |
| Scholarly work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | European history |
| Main interests | Thirty Years' War |
Alongside Anuschka Tischer, he wrote The Peace of Westphalia: A Historical Dictionary. Most recently, he was the author of Westphalia: The Last Christian Peace.
Derek is also a game designer, having designed The King's Coalition, Battalion Commander, Congress of Westphalia and Archie's War, the latter being commercially published by Worthington Publishing.
External links
edit- Review of one of Croxton's books Archived 2007-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- The Cabot Dilemma - a text by Derek Croxton
- Exploring the European Past - A project in which Croxton worked
- Geoffrey Parker's Curriculum Vitae - Contains reference to Croxton
- Review of one of his books, and a book by Anuschka Tischer - In German
- Reviews of A Historical Dictionary
- Review of Peacemaking in Early Modern Europe
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