Alan Green

Alan Green is a British author, researcher, and philatelist best known for his work on Malta’s role during the World War I. He specialises in Malta’s postal history and military communications during the war and has contributed significantly to the study of how the island supported the Allied war effort.

Green’s best-known publication is Malta in World War I: Postal History (2013), co-authored with David Ball and Rodger G. Evans and published by the Malta Study Circle. The book examines Malta’s wartime postal services, military mail, prisoner-of-war correspondence, censorship, and the island’s vital role as the “Nurse of the Mediterranean.” It is considered a major reference work for historians and stamp collectors interested in Malta and the First World War. Alan Green also co-authored Malta in World War I: Photographic Postcards, which uses rare postcards and photographs to document daily life in Malta during the war, including military hospitals, prisoners of war, and civilian life.

Although not an academic historian, Alan Green’s meticulous research has made his books valuable resources for anyone studying Malta’s contribution to the First World War, particularly its postal system and wartime communications. His work has been recognized and cited by historians and featured in articles about Malta’s wartime history.