Harold Felix Baker Wheeler

Harold Wheeler (Harold Felix Baker Wheeler, 1878–1947) was a British history writer and popular biographer, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, whose full name was Harold Felix Baker Wheeler. Three of his works are held in this collection. He wrote history books for publishers such as George G. Harrap over many years, and his representative works include The Story of Wellington, The Story of Napoleon and The Boys' Nelson. His writing focuses on the Napoleonic Wars and British naval history, and also touches on documentary accounts of the two World Wars, presenting military figures and the course of war to general readers with both informative content and readability. Public information is limited, and details of his life are largely unavailable; scholars and readers chiefly know his writing through these popular historical works.