Ronald H. Spector Explained

Ronald Harvey Spector
Birth Date:	17 January 1943
Birth Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:	Historian, writer
Nationality:	American
Education:	Johns Hopkins University (BA) Yale University (PhD)
Subject:	Military history

Ronald Harvey Spector (born January 17, 1943) is an American military historian.^[1] He is a professor at George Washington University.^[2]

Military career

He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in the Vietnam War, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the reserves. He was a historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military history and taught at the University of Alabama. He was tasked to prepare a study of the Grenada operation.

Education

He graduated from Johns Hopkins University, and later gained a Ph.D from Yale University.^[3] ^[4]

Academic career

Spector was a Senior Fulbright scholar in India from 1977 to 1978. He has taught at the National War College, the University of Alabama, and the U.S. Army War College. He currently is serving on the faculty of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.^[5]

Accolades

In 2012, Spector was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize, for his breadth of contributions to the field of military history.^[6] ^[7] ^[8] His book Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan was the 1986 winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History.^[5]

Bibliography

Book: 2022 . A Continent Erupts: Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945-1955 . en . . . 978-0-393-25465-5 . 2022027160 . 1272857193 .
Book: 2008 . In the Ruins of Empire: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia . en . . . 978-0-8129-6732-6 . 2008275282 . 233637025 .
* Book: 2001 . At War, at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century . en . . . 978-0-670-86085-2 . 2001017551 . 123102596 .
Book: 1999 . The Oxford Companion to American Military History . en . . . 10.1093/acref/9780195071986.001.0001 . 978-0-19-534092-1 . 99021181 . 213465912 .
Book: 1993 . After Tet: The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam . en . . . 978-0-02-930380-1. 92023853 . 26160000 .
Book: 1985 . Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan . en . . . 978-0-02-930360-3 . 84047888 . 10998802 .
Book: 1983 . Advice and Support: The Early Years, 1941-1960 . en . . . 978-0-16-001600-4 . 83600103 . 1011926436 .
Book: 1977 . Professors of War: The Naval War College and the Development of the Naval Profession . en . . . 978-0-9637973-2-2 . 77007155 . 2965425 .
Book: 1974 . Admiral of the New Empire: The Life and Career of George Dewey . en . . . 978-0-8071-0078-3 . 73090870 . 1158824 .

External links

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Notes and References

Web site: National Archives NextGen Catalog, Spector, Ronald H., 1943- . . en . November 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241112000204/https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10567748 . November 12, 2024 . dead.
Web site: Spector, Ronald H. Elliott School of International Affairs The George Washington University . . en . November 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111232739/https://elliott.gwu.edu/ronald-spector . November 11, 2024 . dead.
Web site: Ronald H. Spector Britannica . . en . November 13, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113080451/https://www.britannica.com/contributor/Ronald-H-Spector/5910 . November 13, 2024 . live.
Web site: Dissertations by year, 1960-1969 Department of History . . en . November 13, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113080434/https://history.yale.edu/academics/graduate-program/dissertations-year/dissertations-year-1960-1969 . November 13, 2024 . dead.
Web site: Spector, Ronald H. Department of History Columbian College of Arts & Sciences The George Washington University . . en . November 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111233433/https://history.columbian.gwu.edu/ronald-spector . November 11, 2024 . dead.
Web site: 2012 Society for Military History award winners announced . May 3, 2012 . . en . November 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111233753/https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/2012-society-for-military-history-award-winners-an . November 11, 2024 . dead.
Web site: Society for Military History Announces Its Annual Awards . April 1, 2012 . . en . November 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111233743/https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/society-for-military-history-announces-its-annual-awards-april-2012/ . November 11, 2024 . dead.
Web site: Samuel Eliot Morison Prize . . en . November 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111233855/https://www.smh-hq.org/awards/morison.html . November 11, 2024 . dead.