Williamson Murray
Williamson Murray (* 1941 ) is an American military historian .
Life
Murray graduated from Yale University with a degree in history in 1963. He then served in the United States Air Force for 5 years. After serving in the military, Murray completed his Ph.D. in history. He then taught for 2 years at the Yale history department and moved to Ohio State University as a military historian in 1977 . Murray also taught at Air War College , the United States Military Academy, and Naval War College .
For 2019 he was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize .
Works
- with Allan R. Millett : A War to Be Won. Fighting the Second World War. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA et al. 2000, ISBN 0-674-00163-X .
- Was in the air 1914-1945. Cassell, London 1999, ISBN 0-304-35223-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Williamson Murray in the catalog of the German National Library
- The Ohio state university - Williamson Murray
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Murray, Williamson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American military historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1941 |