Adrian Weale (born 9 February 1964) is a British writer,^[1] journalist, illustrator and photographer of Welsh origin. He was educated atLatymer Upper School,University of York,Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and theJoint Services Command and Staff College.^[2][3]

Weale was born inKnightsbridge,London. Prior to becoming a professional author, he served as an officer in theBritish ArmyIntelligence Corps.^[4] He was compulsorily mobilised for active service inIraq in May 2003 and from July to December 2003 held the appointment of Deputy Governor ofDhi Qar province in southern Iraq, seconded from the staff ofMulti-National Division (South-East) (Iraq) to theCoalition Provisional Authority. From September 2003 he supervised a number of democratic local elections in towns inDhi Qar province, the first to be held in Iraq, as well as co-ordinating reconstruction projects and liaising with Coalition security forces.^[5] He was succeeded in this role, after an interregnum, byRory Stewart.

One of his books,Renegades: Hitler's Englishmen gives a detailed account of British traitors and collaborators duringWorld War II, includingWilliam Joyce,John Amery and theBritish Free Corps.

Weale is a founding member of theBritish Armed Forces Federation (BAFF).^[6]

• Fighting Fit: The SAS Fitness Guide (1993).ISBN 0-7528-0589-4
• Renegades: Hitler's Englishmen (1994).ISBN 0-297-81488-5
• Eyewitness: Hiroshima (1995).ISBN 1-85487-392-X
• Green-Eyed Boys: 3 Para and the Battle for Mount Longdon (1996).ISBN 0-00-255590-5
• Secret Warfare: Special Operations Forces from the Great Game to the SAS (1997)
• The Real SAS (1998).ISBN 0-283-06235-5
• Jihad!: The Secret War In Afghanistan (2000).ISBN 1840183268 (Ghost Writer)^[7]
• Patriot Traitors: Roger Casement, John Amery and the Real Meaning of Treason (2001).ISBN 0-670-88498-7
• Science and the Swastika (2001).ISBN 0-7522-1931-6
• The SS: A New History (2010).ISBN 978-1408703045
• Army of Evil: A History of the SS (2012).ISBN 9780451237910

• 1964 births
• Intelligence Corps officers
• English illustrators
• English male journalists
• Photographers from London
• English writers
• Living people
• People from Knightsbridge
• Alumni of the University of York
• Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
• People educated at Latymer Upper School

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• Use British English from February 2018