Ira D. Gruber (born January 6, 1934) is an American author, bibliographer, and military historian of the

American Revolution The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colonial rebellion and war of independence in which the Thirteen Colonies broke from British America, British rule to form the United States of America. The revolution culminated in the American ...

Personal life

Ira D. Gruber was born January 6, 1934, in

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, Pennsylvania and grew up in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He attended

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

and served in the

United States Navy Reserve The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2004, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called reservists, are categorized as being in either the S ...

. From 1955-1957 he held the title of crypto security officer on the USS Wiltsie.

Career

Gruber became a professor at Duke after earning his Ph.D. in 1961. He later held the positions of fellow at the

Institute of Early American History and Culture An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations ( research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ...

, assistant professor of history at

Occidental College Occidental College (informally Oxy) is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1887 as a coeducational college by clergy and members of the Presbyterian Church, it became non-sectarian in 1910. It is ...

, and Harris Masterson, Jr. Professor -- and later (from 2009 on) Professor ''Emeritus'' -- of History at

Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, the university spans 300 acres. Rice University comp ...

. During his long teaching career, Gruber published several works on the theme of American military history, specifically regarding the American Revolution. ''Books and the British Army in the Age of the American Revolution'' examines the books read by military officers during the revolution and how these books may have influenced their techniques and decisions. Another book, ''The Howe Brothers and the American Revolution'', discusses the failure of the Howe Brothers to restore the British government in America.

Awards

* 1974 and 2001 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, Rice University * 1998

Edwin H. Simmons Award The name Edwin means "wealth-friend". It comes from (wealth, good fortune) and (friend). Thus the Old English form is Ēadwine, a name widely attested in early medieval England. Edwina is the feminine form of the name. Notable people and char ...

given by

Society for Military History The Society for Military History is a United States–based international organization of scholars who research, write, and teach military history of all time periods and places. It includes naval history, air power history, and studies of technol ...

* 2013

Samuel Eliot Morison Prize The Society for Military History is a United States–based international organization of scholars who research, write, and teach military history of all time periods and places. It includes naval history, air power history, and studies of techno ...

for lifetime achievement given by

Works

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References

External links

Ira Gruber Academic Career Papers

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