Dr.
Prit Buttar
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| Occupation | General Practitioner, Historian |
| Education | Medicine |
| Alma mater | Oxford University, London University |
| Genre | History |
| Subject | World War I, World War II |
| Spouse | Debbie |
| Children | Dan, Lottie |
Prit Buttar is a British general practitioner and writer. He has written twelve history books on the eastern fronts of World War I and World War II, and two novels. Dr. Buttar was Senior Partner at Abingdon Surgery until he moved to Scotland in late 2017.[1][2]
Buttar studied medicine at Oxford University and London University,[3][4] and served in the British Army as a surgeon[4] and medical officer for five years. He later worked in Bristol as a general practitioner (GP). Buttar worked as a GP in Abingdon-on-Thames from 2000 to 2017 and served on the GP's Committee of the British Medical Association. He is Chairman of the Oxfordshire Local Medical Committee.[3][5]
Buttar's first book, Battleground Prussia, was inspired by one of his patients. The 83-year-old patient recalled stories about her life as a nurse in East Prussia and escape from the Red Army near the end of World War II.[5] Buttar spent 8 years writing the book.[6] His second book, Between Giants, is a study of the battles for the Baltics in WWII, and explores the experiences of people from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.[5]
His third book, Collision of Empires, is a study of the Eastern Front of World War I. It is the first of a four volume series.[7] Before writing the book, Buttar spent a year studying archives in Berlin, Vienna, and Freiberg. With the help of another historian, the multi-lingual Buttar was able to translate the German archives.[8] The second book of the series, Germany Ascendant: The Eastern Front 1915, was released in 2015.[9]
In 2023, Buttar appeared on the history-centered podcast, Out of the Box with Jonathan Russo. [10]
Buttar is of Indian descent.[11] He is married to Debbie, an army nurse. They have two children. Their daughter studied History at Cambridge University.[5][8]
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