Born in Budapest, 1958.

University education: Faculty of Arts, Eötvös Loránd University, Miklós Zrínyi Defence University, Budapest.

Degrees: PhD (1993), Doctor of the Academy (2009).

Jobs: librarian, National Széchényi Library (1982-84), various posts at the MoD Institute and Museum of Military History, historian (1984-1993), director of the Library and Map Collection of Military History (1993-), director of the Institute of Military History (2005-). Visiting professor at the Central European University, Budapest, Department of medieval history (1993-2013), professor at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University (2016-); member of the Commission of Hungarian Military Historians, secretary (1989-), secretary general (2000-), visiting member of the PfP Conflict Studies Working Group.