Alexander Rose (born 1971) is an author and a historian.

Early life

Born in the

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, Rose was raised in Australia and Britain and educated at

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. He was awarded a doctorate for his thesis, ''Radar Strategy: The Air Dilemma and British Politics, 1932–1937''.

Career

He worked as a journalist for several years, including as an editorial writer for ''

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'' (UK) and the

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(Canada). He has authored ''Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History'', a biography of some thirteen generations of the barons and earls of

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between 1066 and 1485; ''Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring'' (a detailed account of

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's personal spies, the

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); ''American Rifle: A Biography'', describing how America's military firearms shaped the country's history and vice versa; and ''Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World'' concerning the competition between airplanes and zeppelins. He is a member of the United States Commission on Military History, the Society for Military History, and the Royal Historical Society, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. Renamed '' Turn: Washington's Spies'', '' Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring'' aired on AMC as a television series. Rose has written for ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', the ''New York Observer'', the CIA journal ''Studies in Intelligence'', ''MHQ: The Quarterly of Military History'', ''Invention & Technology'', ''Intelligence & National Security'', ''The National Interest'', and the ''English Historical Review''.

Filmography

Reviews

Review of American Rifle at Letters on Pages

Publications

* * Rose, Alexander. ''Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring''. New York: Bantam Books, 2006. * Rose, Alexander. ''American Rifle: A Biography''. New York: Bantam Dell, 2008. *

References

External links

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on ''Washington's Spies'' at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Alexander 1971 births American military historians American male non-fiction writers British historians Historians of the British Isles Historians of the United States Living people