A.J.P. Taylor was born on March 25, 1906 in Birkdale, Merseyside, England as Alan John Percivale Taylor. He was a writer, known for The War Lords (1976), How Wars Begin (1977) and Peacemaking 1919 (1971). He was married to Eva Haraszti, Eve Crossland and Margaret Adams. He died on September 7, 1990.