Paul Douglas Lockhart, Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research and Professor of History at Wright State University, is a historian of early modern Europe and the author of seven single-author books. His research focuses on the political and cultural history of Scandinavia, the intersection of war and religion in the Reformation era, and the history of war from 1500 to 1945. His work explores monarchy, law, and culture in Denmark during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and situates those themes within broader debates about legitimacy, justice, and confessional conflict. He has also written extensively on military history, from the early modern era to the American Revolution and the history of military technology. 

Lockhart is the author of seven single-author books, including Denmark, 1513-1660: The Rise and Decline of a Renaissance Monarchy (Oxford University Press, UK), The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army (HarperCollins), and Firepower: How Weapons Shaped Warfare (Basic Books). Firepower has been translated into Korean (Hwa Ryeok: Yeoksarul Dwejeebun Game Changer, Red River, 2023), with a Chinese edition forthcoming in 2025. Together, these books cover a wide range of topics, from political culture in early modern Denmark, international politics in the age of religious wars, and the military history of the modern West. His current projects include a book-length study of the 1625-26 Vejlby murder case in Denmark (Days of Wrath: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Søren Jensen Quist) and a forthcoming project on royal assassination plots in the Reformation century, focusing on the Sabinus conspiracy in Denmark (1585). His record of public engagement extends to museum collaborations, media appearances, and frequent lectures to both academic and wider audiences. 

For enqueries relating to Lockhart's books and public appearances, please contact his literary representative, Lisa Adams, at https://garamondagency.com/ .