Allan R. Millett (born October 22, 1937) is a historian and a retired colonel in U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He is known for his works on the

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, among other military topics.

Early life

Millett is the son of John D. Millett, who served as the President of

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in Ohio, and his wife Catherine. He has two brothers. He attended

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, graduating in 1959.

Military career

He served as a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He is a past president of the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association (MCROA).

Academic career

He served for 37 years in the history department at

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. He currently holds the

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Professorship at the

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and is also the director of the university's Eisenhower Center for American Studies.

On television

He has participated in various documentary productions as an expert, including ''Hold at All Costs: The Story of the Battle of Outpost Harry'' (2010) and an episode of ''Greatest Tank Battles'' (2011).

Publications

Millett has written articles for such publications as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Strategic Review'', ''

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'', and ''Military History Quarterly''. His books include: * * * * *with

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. ''Military Innovation in the Interwar Period''. Cambridge University Press, 1998. * * * ''A Short History of the Vietnam War''. Indiana U. Press, 1985. *

Awards

In 2004, Millett was named the recipient of the

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from the

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for lifetime achievement. He received the

Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing The Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing (formerly Pritzker Military Library Literature Award 2007-2013) is a literary award given annually by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.Pritzker Military Museum & Library The Pritzker Military Museum & Library (formerly Pritzker Military Library) is a non-profit museum and research library for the study of military history located in a state-of-the art facility in Kenosha, WI. The institution was founded in 2003, ...

in 2008. Millett has been a Fulbright Distinguished Visiting Professor in Korea and a senior fellow of the

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. From the

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, he has received both the Wallace M. Greene and O.P. Smith awards. During his career, Millett had directed over fifty doctoral dissertations. The

named its research fellowship award for doctoral students in Millet's honor, ''The Allan R. Millett Dissertation Research Fellowship Award''.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Millett, Allan R. Living people United States Marine Corps colonels American military historians American male non-fiction writers Historians of the Korean War Place of birth missing (living people) 1937 births United States Marine Corps reservists 20th-century American military personnel