Charles Derek Croxton (born 1969) is an American historian. He authored several articles on military and diplomatic aspects of the Thirty Years' War. Croxton wrote Peacemaking in Early Modern Europe: Cardinal Mazarin and The Congress of Westphalia, 1643–1648. He also worked as adjunct professor at Madonna College and has taught at Ohio State University and at Columbus State Community College.

Alongside Anuschka Tischer, he wrote The Peace of Westphalia: A Historical Dictionary. Most recently, he was the author of Westphalia: The Last Christian Peace.

Derek is also a game designer, having designed The King's Coalition (Play To Z games), Rommel's War, and Archie's War, the latter two by Worthington Publishing.

External links

• Review of one of Croxton's books

• Exploring the European Past - A project in which Croxton worked

• Geoffrey Parker's Curriculum Vitae - Contains reference to Croxton

• Review of one of his books, and a book by Anuschka Tischer - In German

• Reviews of

• Review of

• The Peace of Westphalia of 1648 and the Origins of Sovereignty, one of his most-cited articles

• King's Coalition at Boardgame Geek

• Rommel's War at Boardgame Geek