Saul David is the author of several critically-acclaimed history books, including The Indian Mutiny: 1857 (shortlisted for the Westminster Medal for Military Literature), Zulu: the Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 (a Waterstone's Military History Book of the Year) and, most recently, Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire. He is the editorial consultant for War: From Ancient Egypt to Iraq, which was published by Dorling Kindersley in October 2009.

Saul's debut historical novel, Zulu Hart - set during the Zulu War and featuring the adventures of the soldier George Hart - was published in March 2009. It has been praised by Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, was chosen as a Waterstone's New Talent in Fiction title, and reached No. 4 in the Daily Telegraph hardback fiction bestsellers (see Books for reviews). The paperback was published on 12 November and, with 9,500 sales in the first full week, made the Bookseller's official Top 50. Hart of Empire, the second instalment of the George Hart adventure series (set during the 2nd Anglo-Afghan War of 1878-80) will be published in July 2010.

An experienced broadcaster, Saul has presented and appeared in history programmes for all the major TV channels and is a regular contributor to Radio 4. In 2009 he presented 'Queen Elizabeth's Lost Guns' for BBC2's flagship history series, Timewatch. In 2010, he will present 'How the Rest Got Home', a 70th anniversary documentary for Radio 4, charting the fate of the many thousands of British servicemen who escaped from France after the fall of Dunkirk in June 1940.

In 2007-8, Saul was Visiting Professor of Military History at the University of Hull. He is now Professor of War Studies at the University of Buckingham, and Programme Director for Buckingham's new London-based MA in Military History.