Shannon Monaghan is a historian of modern war.  Her latest book, To Die With Such Men, follows a group of volunteers fighting in Ukraine’s International Legion.  Called “a chilling, gut-wrenching and inspiring tale of a band of brothers from across the world” by Xan Smiley, Editor at Large at The Economist, it “shows what’s at stake for all of us in this war,” says James Verini, award-winning journalist and author of They Will Have to Die Now.  “If you don’t know why you should care about Ukraine, read this moving book.”

Monaghan is also the author of A Quiet Company of Dangerous Men, which Andrew Roberts, writing in the Wall Street Journal, called a “well-researched and riveting narrative.”  It tells the true story of four British special operations officers who fought together throughout World War II and the Cold War, in locations from Albania to China and Poland to Thailand, as well as Yemen, Oman, and Africa (to name just a few).  Kirkus called the book “a well-told tale that sets the fictional worlds of Ian Fleming and John le Carré in real-world perspective,” while Parade declared it “a real thriller.”

Author as well of Protecting Democracy from Dissent: Population Engineering in Western Europe, 1918-1926, she has appeared on NPR’s TechNation and on the Read Beat and The History of WWII podcasts. She spoke at the 2025 Oxford Literary Festival as part of the Voices of Europe program.