Ronald H. Spector

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

Ronald Harvey Spector
Born	(1943-01-17) January 17, 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Historian, writer
Nationality	American
Education	Johns Hopkins University (BA) Yale University (PhD)
Subject	Military history

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.

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.

Accolades

In 2012, Spector was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize, for his breadth of contributions to the field of military history. 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.

Bibliography

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

External links

• Official website
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Ronald H. Spector at Encyclopedia.com