Welcome to the official website of Gary Weight
Gary Weight is an author, historian and experienced battlefield guide primarily focused on the Second World War in North-Western Europe.
Gary’s particular interests lie in the clandestine activities of the French Résistance movements, the British Special Operations Executive, SOE, and the wartime intelligence services.
In April 2026 a publishing contract with Helion Books was signed for a book series that examines this very subject, the first publication is scheduled for release in the Autumn of 2027:
French Résistance and the SOE in Normandy: 1940-44
Further titles are:
French Résistance and the SOE in Brittany.
French Résistance and the SOE in The Limousin.
French Résistance and the SOE in The Auvergne.
French Résistance and the SOE in Lyon.
Previously published works include Mettle and Pasture – The History of the Second Battalion the Lincolnshire Regiment during World War II (Helion 2015). This book was a six year study of the 2 Lincolns throughout WWII and includes the part played in the Battle of France and retreat from Dunkirk in 1940, the D-Day landings in Normandy in 1944, and the subsequent advance through France, Belgium and Holland, ending in Germany in May 1945.
Also published are a growing number of introductory guide books for the Combined Military Services Museum (CMSM) in Maldon, Essex, of which he is a Trustee.
