James Hayward is the pseudonym of James Nice (born 6 January 1966 in Essex), English writer on military and modern art history. Educated at the University of Glasgow prior to working in publishing and as a solicitor. Books by James Hayward include The Bodies on the Beach (1999),[1] Shingle Street (2002), Myths and Legends of the First World War (2003) and Myths and Legends of the Second World War (2004).
James Hayward has also written liner notes for many audiobook CDs including Artists' Rifles 1914-18, Memorial Tablet (Siegfried Sassoon), Oh! It's a Lovely War (3 volumes), British War Broadcasting 1938-1946, RAF Bomber Command at War, The Battle of Britain, D-Day and the Battle for Normandy, Futurism & Dada Reviewed, Voices of Dada, Surrealism Reviewed, Musica Futurista, Cocteau Satie & Les Six, Bauhaus Reviewed, Wyndham Lewis: The Enemy Speaks, and Futurlieder