Ronald H. Spector
Ronald Spector is an award-winning scholar of modern military history and has taught at the National War College and the U.S. Army War College. He earned his Ph.D. at Yale University in 1967, and is currently professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University.
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Ronald Spector is an award-winning scholar of modern military history and has taught at the National War College and the U.S. Army War College. He earned his Ph.D. at Yale University in 1967, and is currently professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University.
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Birth date: 1943-01-17
Ronald H. Spector's Books
In the 1960s Macmillan began publishing a series entitled "The Macmillan Wars of the United States." Written by some of the nation's leading military historians, its volumes offered surveys of the various conflicts America had fought over the centuries, the strategies employed, and the services whic...
If you are not familiar with the war against Japan, you can hardly go wrong starting with this one. A very thorough account of the lead up to and conduct of the war. The only major flaw is the lack of maps to guide you through the various theaters and engagements. 4 Stars due to this oversight but i...
Edition: Unabridged C driveRead by Michael PrichardVery stiff and dry.
Illuminating look at the occupation of Southeast Asia after WW2. As Gomer Pyle might say, "Surprise, surprise, surprise!" -- it wasn't the well organized model that our myths tell us it was. Outside of Japan, where there actually was a post-war occupation plan, it resembled our debacles in Iraq and ...
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