''The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography'' () was written by

Trevor N. Dupuy Trevor Nevitt Dupuy (May 3, 1916 – June 5, 1995) was a colonel in the United States Army and a noted military historian. Early life Born in Staten Island, New York, the son of accomplished illustrator and artist, Laura Nevitt Dupuy, and noted ...

, Curt Johnson and

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, and was issued in 1992 by

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. It contains more than three thousand short biographies of military figures from ancient times to 1990.

Dennis E. Showalter Dennis Edwin Showalter (February 12, 1942 – December 30, 2019) was a professor emeritus of history at Colorado College. Showalter specialized in German military history. He was president of the American Society for Military History from 1997 to ...

, reviewing the work for the ''

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'' said "the overall accuracy and perception of the biographical sketches earn this work a place in all collections on

military history Military history is the study of War, armed conflict in the Human history, history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to Politics, local and international relationships. ...

." University of Toronto library
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