Martin was born on 30 July 1928 in Cornwall. Educated at
St Austell Grammar School,
Christ's College, Cambridge and
Yale University, Martin joined the
Royal Air Force as a
Flying Officer in 1948. He married Betty Parnall in 1956 with whom he had two children. and was appointed Professor of War Studies at
King's College, London in 1968, Vice-Chancellor of
Newcastle University in 1978 and Director of the
Royal Institute of International Affairs in 1991. ==Works==