Richard B. Frank (born November 11, 1947 in

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) is an American lawyer and military historian.MILITARY HISTORIAN WINS 2000 TRUMAN BOOK AWARD
Harry S. Truman Library Frank graduated from the

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in 1969, after which he served four years in the

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. During the

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, he served a tour of duty as a

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leader in the 101st Airborne Division. In 1976, he graduated from

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Frank has written several books and articles on the Pacific campaign of

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and Southeast Asia: * '' Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle'' (1990)—Won the General Wallace M. Greene Award from the U.S. Marine Corps * '' Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire'' (1999). . * ''MacArthur'' (2007). . * "No Bomb, No End", in '' What If? 2'' (2001).
"Why Truman Dropped the Bomb"
''

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'' (August 8, 2005): p. 20.
"George Polk's Real World War II Record"
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'' (February 26, 2007) *

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Panel discussion on the 132nd Infantry Regiment at Guadalcanal which included Richard B. Frank
at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on October 23, 2013 * 1947 births Living people 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers 21st-century American historians American military historians 20th-century American male writers {{US-historian-stub