Allan R. Millett Raymond E. Mason Jr. Professor Emeritus of History
The Ohio State University
Stephen Ambrose Professor of History
Director, Eisenhower Center for American Studies
National World War II Museum
945 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.280.6611
amillett@uno.edu
Education
B.A., DePauw University, English (1959)
M.A., The Ohio State University, History (1963)
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, History (1966)
Teaching/Research
A retired colonel of the Marine Corps Reserve, Dr. Millett is a specialist in the history of American military policy and 20th century wars and military institutions. He is one of the founders of the internationally renowned military history program at The Ohio State University. Dr. Millett currently directs the Eisenhower Center for American Studies, founded by historian Stephen Ambrose at the University of New Orleans, and serves as the Senior Military Advisor for the National World War II Museum.
Selected Publications
"War Behind the Wire" (Quarterly Journal of Military History, 2009)
"Cantigny: 90th Anniversary, Battle of Cantigny, 1918" (McCormick Foundation, 2008)
"Where Do We Find Such Men and Women? The Once and Future Reserves in the U.S. Defense Policy," in The U.S. Citizen-Solider at War: A Retrospective Look and the Road Ahead conference proceedings (Virginia Military Institute, 2008)
The Korean War: The Essential Bibliography (Potomac Books, 2007)
"Woody at War," in Timeline (Ohio Historical Society, 2007)
"Korea and the End of the Cold War," in From Detente to the Soviet Collapse: The Cold War from 1975 to 1991, ed. by Malcolm Muir (Adams Center for Military History and Strategic Analysis, 2006)
A House Burning: The War for Korea, 1945-50 (University Press of Kansas, 2005)
Commandants of the Marine Corps (U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2004)
Their War for Korea (Potomac Books, 2002)
A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World War, with Williamson Murray (Harvard University Press, 2000)
In Many a Strife: General Gerald C. Thomas and the United States Marine Corps, 1917-56 (U.S. Naval Institute Press, 1993)
Military Effectiveness (Routledge, 1988)
For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States, 1907-1983,with Peter Maslowski (Free Press, 1984, rev. 1994)
Semper Fidelis: The History of the United States Marine Corps (Free Press, 1980, rev. 1991)
The General: Robert L. Bullard and Officership in the United States Army, 1881-1925 (Greenwood Press, 1975)
The Politics of Intervention: The Military Occupation of Cuba, 1906-09 (Ohio State University Press, 1968)
Honors, Awards, and Service
Honorary Doctor, Royal Military Academy in Belgium (2008)
Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing, $100,000 (2008)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Civilian (2007)
Second Vice President and Trustee, International Commission of Military History (2005-)
"Bucket and Dipper," The Ohio State University (2005)
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for A House Burning: The War for Korea, 1945-50 (University Press of Kansas, 2005)
Gen. O.P. Smith Prize for Best Edited Book for Commandants of the Marine Corps (U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2004)
Doctor of Letters, DePauw University (2001)
Samuel Eliot Morison Prize, Society for Military History, for lifetime contributions to the study of military history (2004)
Clio Award, Outstanding Faculty, Phi Alpha Theta, The Ohio State University (1998)
Mortar Board/Sphinx Outstanding Teacher (1996)
Distinguished Scholar Award, The Ohio State University (1994)
Victor Gondos Award for Distinguished Service, Society for Military History (1994)
Distinguished Fulbright Professor to Republic of Korea (1991)
Legion of Merit for Distinguished Service, U.S. Marines Corps (1989)
Distinguished Teacher Award, The Ohio State University (1983)
Gen. Wallace M. Greene Prize for Marine Corps History for Semper Fidelis: The History of the United States Marine Corps (Free Press, 1980)
Mershon Status
Raymond E. Mason Jr. Professor Emeritus of History. History of the Korean War.
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