Mark Felton

Mark Felton (born 1974) is a British author and historian of the Second World War.

Early life and education
Felton was born in Colchester, Essex on 13 May 1974 and educated at the Philip Morant School, Colchester. After completing an undergraduate degree and an MA, Felton gained a PhD in history from the University of Essex in 2005.

Career
Felton lectured in Shanghai, China between 2005 and 2014, latterly at Fudan University. He also worked as a volunteer for the Royal British Legion, organising the annual Poppy Appeal in Eastern China, 2010–2014. He assisted the British Consulate Shanghai in the rediscovery of the graves of four British soldiers killed by the Japanese in 1937 following a request from Prime Minister David Cameron,  and was awarded a Royal British Legion Certificate of Appreciation.

Felton has appeared on television as a military history expert, including in the series Combat Trains (The History Channel), Top Tens of Warfare (Quest TV), and Evolution of Evil (American Heroes Channel). His book Zero Night, about an escape from a German prison camp, received much critical attention,  and was the subject of the BBC Radio documentary Three Minutes of Mayhem. Zero Night has been optioned to Essential Media for feature film development. In 2016, Felton's book, Castle of the Eagles: Escape from Mussolini's Colditz, which concerns the escape of British generals from Vincigliata Castle near Florence in 1943, was optioned for feature film development by Entertainment One.

Personal life
Felton lives in Norwich with his wife and son.