SettingsAmerican military historians
A. Jay Cristol
Ahron Jay Cristol (born September 29, 1929) is the chief judge of the Florida bankruptcy court, a lecturer in law of naval warfare, and a former U.S. Navy aviator and lawyer (JAG).
Ahron Jay Cristol (born September 29, 1929) is the chief judge of the Florida bankruptcy court, a lecturer in law of naval warfare, and a former U.S. Navy aviator and lawyer (JAG).
Alan C. Carey
Alan C. Carey (born 1962) is an American author and historian who specializes in military aviation topics.
Alan C. Carey (born 1962) is an American author and historian who specializes in military aviation topics.
Alan F. Wilt
Alan Freese Wilt (May 14, 1937 – May 7, 2005) was Professor Emeritus of History at Iowa State University.
Alan Freese Wilt (May 14, 1937 – May 7, 2005) was Professor Emeritus of History at Iowa State University.
Albert Nofi
Albert A. Nofi (b. January 6, 1944), is an American military historian, defense analyst, and designer of board and computer wargaming systems.
Albert A. Nofi (b. January 6, 1944), is an American military historian, defense analyst, and designer of board and computer wargaming systems.
Allan Bérubé
Allan Ronald Bérubé was an American historian, activist, independent scholar, self-described "community-based" researcher and college drop-out, and award-winning author, best known for his resea...
Allan Ronald Bérubé was an American historian, activist, independent scholar, self-described "community-based" researcher and college drop-out, and award-winning author, best known for his resea...
Andrew Carroll
Andrew Carroll (born September 27, 1969) is an American author, editor, activist, and historian.
Andrew Carroll (born September 27, 1969) is an American author, editor, activist, and historian.
Arther Ferrill
Arther Ferrill, now a professor emeritus of history at the University of Washington at Seattle, is also a respected expert on Ancient Rome and military history.
Arther Ferrill, now a professor emeritus of history at the University of Washington at Seattle, is also a respected expert on Ancient Rome and military history.
Arthur H. Landis
Arthur Harold Landis (born Birmingham, Alabama 1917 died of bone cancer in Los Angeles January 1986) was a fantasy, fiction and non-fiction author.
Arthur Harold Landis (born Birmingham, Alabama 1917 died of bone cancer in Los Angeles January 1986) was a fantasy, fiction and non-fiction author.
Bill Sweetman
Bill Sweetman is a former editor for Jane's and currently an editor for Aviation Week group.
Bill Sweetman is a former editor for Jane's and currently an editor for Aviation Week group.
Blaine Pardoe
Blaine Lee Pardoe is a writer, known primarily for writing the Battletech and MechWarrior: Dark Age series of science fiction books, business management books, and his military history w...
Blaine Lee Pardoe is a writer, known primarily for writing the Battletech and MechWarrior: Dark Age series of science fiction books, business management books, and his military history w...
Brian Pohanka
Brian Caldwell Pohanka (20 March 1955 – 15 June 2005) was a well known American Civil War author, historian, and preservationist.
Brian Caldwell Pohanka (20 March 1955 – 15 June 2005) was a well known American Civil War author, historian, and preservationist.
Briton C. Busch
Briton Cooper Busch, (born in Los Angeles, California on 5 September 1936 - died in Hamilton, New York on 10 May 2004), was a specialist in nineteenth century British diplomatic history, militar...
Briton Cooper Busch, (born in Los Angeles, California on 5 September 1936 - died in Hamilton, New York on 10 May 2004), was a specialist in nineteenth century British diplomatic history, militar...
Byron Farwell
Byron Edgar Farwell (20 June 1921, Manchester, Iowa - 3 August 1999 in Purcellville, Virginia ) was an American military historian and biographer.
Byron Edgar Farwell (20 June 1921, Manchester, Iowa - 3 August 1999 in Purcellville, Virginia ) was an American military historian and biographer.
Carlo D'Este
Carlo D'Este is an American military historian and biographer, author of several books, especially on World War II. He is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.
Carlo D'Este is an American military historian and biographer, author of several books, especially on World War II. He is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.
Christopher Browning
Christopher Robert Browning is an American historian of the Holocaust.
Christopher Robert Browning is an American historian of the Holocaust.
Cornelius Cole Smith, Jr.
Dr. Cornelius Cole "Corney" Smith, Jr. (July 18, 1913 – April 27, 2004) was an American author, military historian and illustrator.
Dr. Cornelius Cole "Corney" Smith, Jr. (July 18, 1913 – April 27, 2004) was an American author, military historian and illustrator.
Damon DiMarco
Damon DiMarco (born October 16, 1971), is a New York City author, actor, and historian.
Damon DiMarco (born October 16, 1971), is a New York City author, actor, and historian.
David Curtis Skaggs, Jr.
David Curtis Skaggs, Jr., (born 23 March 1937 in Topeka, Kansas), is an American historian of the Colonial and Early Republic periods, who spent nearly his entire academic career at Bowling Gree...
David Curtis Skaggs, Jr., (born 23 March 1937 in Topeka, Kansas), is an American historian of the Colonial and Early Republic periods, who spent nearly his entire academic career at Bowling Gree...
David Glantz
David M. Glantz (born 11 January 1942 in Port Chester, New York) is an American military historian and the editor of the Journal of Slavic Military Studies.
David M. Glantz (born 11 January 1942 in Port Chester, New York) is an American military historian and the editor of the Journal of Slavic Military Studies.
David Hackworth
Colonel David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 – May 4, 2005) also known as "Hack", was a highly decorated soldier, having received 24 decorations for heroism in combat from the Disting...
Colonel David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 – May 4, 2005) also known as "Hack", was a highly decorated soldier, having received 24 decorations for heroism in combat from the Disting...
Donald Kagan
Donald Kagan is an American historian at Yale University specializing in ancient Greece, notable for his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War.
Donald Kagan is an American historian at Yale University specializing in ancient Greece, notable for his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War.
Douglas S. Freeman
Douglas Southall Freeman (16 May 1886 – 13 June 1953) was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, and author.
Douglas Southall Freeman (16 May 1886 – 13 June 1953) was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, and author.
Douglas Southall Freeman
Douglas Southall Freeman was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, and author.
Douglas Southall Freeman was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, and author.
Ed Bearss
Edwin Cole Bearss (; born June 26, 1923), a United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II, is a military historian and author known for his work on the American Civil War and World War II e...
Edwin Cole Bearss (; born June 26, 1923), a United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II, is a military historian and author known for his work on the American Civil War and World War II e...
Edward Luttwak
Edward Nicolae Luttwak is an American military strategist and historian who has published works on military strategy, history and international relations.
Edward Nicolae Luttwak is an American military strategist and historian who has published works on military strategy, history and international relations.
Edwin H. Simmons
Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer who served in combat during three wars — including landing at Inchon and fighting at the Chosin...
Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer who served in combat during three wars — including landing at Inchon and fighting at the Chosin...
Edwin North McClellan
Edwin North McClellan (1881—1971) was a United States Marine Corps officer, author, and historian.
Edwin North McClellan (1881—1971) was a United States Marine Corps officer, author, and historian.
Eliot A. Cohen
Eliot A. Cohen is the Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University.
Eliot A. Cohen is the Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University.
Ephraim C. Dawes
Ephraim C. Dawes (1840-1895) was a Civil War soldier, military historian, and businessman.
Ephraim C. Dawes (1840-1895) was a Civil War soldier, military historian, and businessman.
Forrest Pogue
Forrest Carlisle Pogue Jr. was an official United States Army historian during World War II, and attained the rank of Master Sergeant.
Forrest Carlisle Pogue Jr. was an official United States Army historian during World War II, and attained the rank of Master Sergeant.
Franklin M. Davis, Jr
Franklin Milton Davis, Jr. (1918–1980) was an author and Major General in the United States Army.
Franklin Milton Davis, Jr. (1918–1980) was an author and Major General in the United States Army.
Frederick Kagan
Frederick W. Kagan (born March 1970) is an American resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), and a former professor of military history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Frederick W. Kagan (born March 1970) is an American resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), and a former professor of military history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Geoffrey Wawro
Geoffrey Wawro is a Professor of Military History at the University of North Texas, and Director of the UNT Military History Center.
Geoffrey Wawro is a Professor of Military History at the University of North Texas, and Director of the UNT Military History Center.
Gerhard Weinberg
Gerhard Ludwig Weinberg (born January 1, 1928) is a German-born American diplomatic and military historian noted for his studies in the history of World War II. Weinberg currently is the William...
Gerhard Ludwig Weinberg (born January 1, 1928) is a German-born American diplomatic and military historian noted for his studies in the history of World War II. Weinberg currently is the William...
Gian Gentile
Colonel Gian P. Gentile is a US army officer and a history professor at the United States Military Academy.
Colonel Gian P. Gentile is a US army officer and a history professor at the United States Military Academy.
H. R. McMaster
Herbert Raymond McMaster is an American soldier, and a career officer in the U.S. Army.
Herbert Raymond McMaster is an American soldier, and a career officer in the U.S. Army.
Howard C. Hillegas
Howard Clemens Hillegas (December 30, 1872-January 29, 1918) was an American author, newspaper correspondent, and newspaper editor.
Howard Clemens Hillegas (December 30, 1872-January 29, 1918) was an American author, newspaper correspondent, and newspaper editor.
James C. Bradford
James Chapin Bradford (born in Michigan, 1945) is a professor of history at Texas A&M University and a respected specialist in American maritime, naval, and military history in the early nationa...
James Chapin Bradford (born in Michigan, 1945) is a professor of history at Texas A&M University and a respected specialist in American maritime, naval, and military history in the early nationa...
James Corum
Dr James Sterling Corum (BA, Gonzaga University; MA, Brown University; MLitt, Oxford University; PhD, Queen’s University) is an American air power historian and authority on counter-insurgency.
Dr James Sterling Corum (BA, Gonzaga University; MA, Brown University; MLitt, Oxford University; PhD, Queen’s University) is an American air power historian and authority on counter-insurgency.
James J. Cooke
James J. Cooke (born August 2, 1939) is an American historian, author, academic and soldier.
James J. Cooke (born August 2, 1939) is an American historian, author, academic and soldier.
Jeffry D. Wert
Jeffry D. Wert (born May 8, 1946) is an American historian and author specializing in the American Civil War.
Jeffry D. Wert (born May 8, 1946) is an American historian and author specializing in the American Civil War.
Joe Gray Taylor
Joe Gray Taylor was a historian of the American South who published fifteen essays and eight books, including Louisiana: a Bicentennial History.
Joe Gray Taylor was a historian of the American South who published fifteen essays and eight books, including Louisiana: a Bicentennial History.
John A. Lynn
John A. Lynn is an American military historian and lecturer at Northwestern University.
John A. Lynn is an American military historian and lecturer at Northwestern University.
John Codman Ropes
John Codman Ropes was an American military historian, lawyer, and founder of law firm Ropes & Gray.
John Codman Ropes was an American military historian, lawyer, and founder of law firm Ropes & Gray.
John Darrell Sherwood
John Darrell Sherwood (born 1966) is an American author who has published five books and numerous articles.
John Darrell Sherwood (born 1966) is an American author who has published five books and numerous articles.
John Lewis Gaddis
John Lewis Gaddis is a noted historian of the Cold War and grand strategy, who has been hailed as the "Dean of Cold War Historians" by The New York Times.
John Lewis Gaddis is a noted historian of the Cold War and grand strategy, who has been hailed as the "Dean of Cold War Historians" by The New York Times.
John Watts de Peyster
John Watts de Peyster, Sr. was an author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard.
John Watts de Peyster, Sr. was an author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard.
Jonathan Reed Winkler
Jonathan Reed Winkler (born 1975) is a historian and an associate professor of history at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
Jonathan Reed Winkler (born 1975) is a historian and an associate professor of history at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
Kelly DeVries
Kelly DeVries is an American historian specializing in the warfare of the Middle Ages.
Kelly DeVries is an American historian specializing in the warfare of the Middle Ages.
Kendall Gott
Kendall D. Gott is an Army veteran of Desert Storm, the Senior Historian at the US Army Combat Studies Institute, and author of several works.
Kendall D. Gott is an Army veteran of Desert Storm, the Senior Historian at the US Army Combat Studies Institute, and author of several works.
Kimberly Kagan
Kimberly Ellen Kagan (born 1972) is an American military historian.
Kimberly Ellen Kagan (born 1972) is an American military historian.
Larry McMurtry
Larry Jeff McMurtry is an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old West or in contemporary Texas.
Larry Jeff McMurtry is an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old West or in contemporary Texas.
Lemuel Roberts
Lemuel Roberts was a soldier and historian of the American Revolutionary War.
Lemuel Roberts was a soldier and historian of the American Revolutionary War.
Lewis Sorley
Lewis Stone "Bob" Sorley III (August 3, 1934-) is an American intelligence analyst and military historian.
Lewis Stone "Bob" Sorley III (August 3, 1934-) is an American intelligence analyst and military historian.
Louise Barnett
Louise Barnett is the author of several books, including one on General Custer titled Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer (1996).
Louise Barnett is the author of several books, including one on General Custer titled Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer (1996).
Mackubin Thomas Owens
Mackubin Thomas Owens is an American military historian and conservative political figure.
Mackubin Thomas Owens is an American military historian and conservative political figure.
Marcius D. Raymond
Marcius D. Raymond (April 8, 1833 – December 15, 1911) was an American publisher, writer, genealogist, editor and historian.
Marcius D. Raymond (April 8, 1833 – December 15, 1911) was an American publisher, writer, genealogist, editor and historian.
Michael Halleran
Michael Halleran (born 1963) is an American scholar who writes on Freemasonry.
Michael Halleran (born 1963) is an American scholar who writes on Freemasonry.
Paul Fussell
Paul Fussell was an American cultural and literary historian, author and university professor.
Paul Fussell was an American cultural and literary historian, author and university professor.
Paul Russell Cutright
Paul Russell Cutright (March 18, 1897-March 11, 1988) was an American historian, biologist, and professor, who was especially known for his work on the Lewis and Clark Expedition history and sci...
Paul Russell Cutright (March 18, 1897-March 11, 1988) was an American historian, biologist, and professor, who was especially known for his work on the Lewis and Clark Expedition history and sci...
Peter Paret
Peter Paret (born April 13, 1924) is American military, cultural & art historian with a particular interest in German history.
Peter Paret (born April 13, 1924) is American military, cultural & art historian with a particular interest in German history.
Phillip Meilinger
Phillip S. Meilinger (born in 1948) is an retired colonel of the USAF as well as a historian and analyst.
Phillip S. Meilinger (born in 1948) is an retired colonel of the USAF as well as a historian and analyst.
Quincy Wright
Philip Quincy Wright (28 December 1890 – 17 October 1970) was an American political scientist known for his pioneering work and expertise in international law and international relations.
Philip Quincy Wright (28 December 1890 – 17 October 1970) was an American political scientist known for his pioneering work and expertise in international law and international relations.
Richard M. Dolan
Richard Michael Dolan is an American historian, author and television personality, whose areas of expertise are in History and Ufology.
Richard Michael Dolan is an American historian, author and television personality, whose areas of expertise are in History and Ufology.
Richard R. Muller
Dr Richard R. Muller is Professor of Airpower History within the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at the USAF's Air University in Montgomery, Alabama.
Dr Richard R. Muller is Professor of Airpower History within the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at the USAF's Air University in Montgomery, Alabama.
Richard Tregaskis
Richard William Tregaskis (November 28, 1916 – August 15, 1973) was an American journalist and author whose best-known work is Guadalcanal Diary (1943), an account of just the first several ...
Richard William Tregaskis (November 28, 1916 – August 15, 1973) was an American journalist and author whose best-known work is Guadalcanal Diary (1943), an account of just the first several ...
Robert Cowley
Robert Cowley is an American military historian, who writes on topics in American and European military history ranging from the Civil War through World War II. He has held several senior positi...
Robert Cowley is an American military historian, who writes on topics in American and European military history ranging from the Civil War through World War II. He has held several senior positi...
Robert F. Dorr
Robert F. Dorr (born September 11, 1939) is an author and retired senior American diplomat who has authored 70 books and numerous articles on international affairs, military issues and the Vietn...
Robert F. Dorr (born September 11, 1939) is an author and retired senior American diplomat who has authored 70 books and numerous articles on international affairs, military issues and the Vietn...
Robert H. Briggs
Robert H. Briggs is a Fullerton, California, lawyer and independent historian.
Robert H. Briggs is a Fullerton, California, lawyer and independent historian.
Robert J. Dalessandro
Robert J. Dalessandro (born 1958, in New York, New York) is an American historian and author who has written and presented extensively on the American Expeditionary Forces contributions to the F...
Robert J. Dalessandro (born 1958, in New York, New York) is an American historian and author who has written and presented extensively on the American Expeditionary Forces contributions to the F...
Robert Leckie (author)
Robert Leckie (December 18, 1920 – December 24, 2001) was an American author of books on United States military history, fiction, autobiography and children's books.
Robert Leckie (December 18, 1920 – December 24, 2001) was an American author of books on United States military history, fiction, autobiography and children's books.
Robert M. Citino
Robert M. Citino is an American history professor, scholar and writer currently teaching at the University of North Texas.
Robert M. Citino is an American history professor, scholar and writer currently teaching at the University of North Texas.
Roger Chickering
Roger Chickering is an American historian of the German Empire and World War I. He was a professor at Georgetown University, retiring in 2010.
Roger Chickering is an American historian of the German Empire and World War I. He was a professor at Georgetown University, retiring in 2010.
Ronald E. Powaski
An American historian, Ronald E. Powaski has written on the 20th century foreign policies of the United States and Europe.
An American historian, Ronald E. Powaski has written on the 20th century foreign policies of the United States and Europe.
Russell Weigley
Russell Frank Weigley, PhD, was the Distinguished University Professor of History at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a noted military historian.
Russell Frank Weigley, PhD, was the Distinguished University Professor of History at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a noted military historian.
S.L.A. Marshall
S.L.A. Marshall was a chief U.S. Army combat historian during World War II and the Korean War.
S.L.A. Marshall was a chief U.S. Army combat historian during World War II and the Korean War.
Shelby Foote
Shelby Dade Foote, Jr. (November 17, 1916 – June 27, 2005) was an American historian and novelist who wrote The Civil War: A Narrative, a massive, three-volume history of the war.
Shelby Dade Foote, Jr. (November 17, 1916 – June 27, 2005) was an American historian and novelist who wrote The Civil War: A Narrative, a massive, three-volume history of the war.
Sherman L. Fleek
Sherman L. Fleek is an American military historian, born at Hill AFB and raised in Layton, Utah, specializing on Mormon military history.
Sherman L. Fleek is an American military historian, born at Hill AFB and raised in Layton, Utah, specializing on Mormon military history.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen Edward Ambrose was an American historian and biographer of U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.
Stephen Edward Ambrose was an American historian and biographer of U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.
T. Harry Williams
Thomas Harry Williams (May 19, 1909 – July 6, 1979) was an award-winning historian at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge whose career began in 1941 and extended for thirty-eight yea...
Thomas Harry Williams (May 19, 1909 – July 6, 1979) was an award-winning historian at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge whose career began in 1941 and extended for thirty-eight yea...
T. R. Fehrenbach
T. R. Fehrenbach is an American author and former head of the Texas Historical Commission.
T. R. Fehrenbach is an American author and former head of the Texas Historical Commission.
Theodore Ayrault Dodge
Theodore Ayrault Dodge (May 28, 1842 – 1909) was an American officer and military historian.
Theodore Ayrault Dodge (May 28, 1842 – 1909) was an American officer and military historian.
Theodore Ropp
Theodore Ropp (born 22 May 1911 in Hollywood, Illinois - died 2 December 2000 in Durham, North Carolina) was a professor at Duke University and recognized as the leading military historian in th...
Theodore Ropp (born 22 May 1911 in Hollywood, Illinois - died 2 December 2000 in Durham, North Carolina) was a professor at Duke University and recognized as the leading military historian in th...
Thomas Fleming (historian)
Thomas James Fleming is an American military historian and historical novelist, with a special interest in the American Revolution.
Thomas James Fleming is an American military historian and historical novelist, with a special interest in the American Revolution.
Trevor N. Dupuy
Trevor Nevitt Dupuy was a Colonel, United States Army, retired, soldier and noted military historian.
Trevor Nevitt Dupuy was a Colonel, United States Army, retired, soldier and noted military historian.
Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is a military historian, columnist, political essayist and former classics professor, a scholar of ancient warfare.
Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953) is a military historian, columnist, political essayist and former classics professor, a scholar of ancient warfare.
William Breuer
William B. Breuer (September 17, 1922 – August 18, 2010) was an American military historian.
William B. Breuer (September 17, 1922 – August 18, 2010) was an American military historian.
William Conrad Gibbons
William Conrad Gibbons was born in 1926 in Harrisonburg, Virginia to Howard and Jessie Gibbons.
William Conrad Gibbons was born in 1926 in Harrisonburg, Virginia to Howard and Jessie Gibbons.
William Harding Carter
William Giles Harding Carter was a US Cavalry officer who served during the American Civil War, Spanish-American War and World War I. He was also took part in the Indian Wars seeing extensive se...
William Giles Harding Carter was a US Cavalry officer who served during the American Civil War, Spanish-American War and World War I. He was also took part in the Indian Wars seeing extensive se...
William P. MacKinnon
William P. MacKinnon is the author of At Sword's Point: A Documentary History of the Utah War to 1858.
William P. MacKinnon is the author of At Sword's Point: A Documentary History of the Utah War to 1858.
William T. Y'Blood
William Thomas Y'Blood (November 12, 1937 – December 16, 2006) was an American World War II historian, notable as the author of eight books that have been translated into ten languages.
William Thomas Y'Blood (November 12, 1937 – December 16, 2006) was an American World War II historian, notable as the author of eight books that have been translated into ten languages.
William Weir (author)
William Weir is an American author who wrote Fatal Victories - From Cannae to Bunker Hill to Pearl Harbor - History's most tragic military triumphs and the high cost of victory.
William Weir is an American author who wrote Fatal Victories - From Cannae to Bunker Hill to Pearl Harbor - History's most tragic military triumphs and the high cost of victory.