Harold Charles Deutsch (June 7, 1904 – May 15, 1995) was an American military historian who focused on

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. During the Second World War, he served as head of research for the

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Life

Deutsch was born in

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. He was a graduate of the

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(B.A., M.A.) and

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(M.A., Ph.D.). In Europe he studied at the

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, the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

and the

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. He was a professor of history at the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

. Deutsch joined the

US Army War College The United States Army War College (USAWC) is a U.S. Army staff college in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, with a Carlisle postal address, on the 500-acre (2 km2) campus of the historic Carlisle Barracks. It provides graduate-level instru ...

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as a political scientist. During the Second World War he was chief of the Political Subdivision for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East of the Office of Strategic Services.

Works

*Deutsch, Harold C., and Dennis E. Showalter ''What If: The Might-Have-Beens of World War II'' Chicago, Ill: Emperor's Press, 1997. *Deutsch, Harold C., and Dennis E. Showalter. ''If the Allies Had Fallen: Sixty Alternate Scenarios of World War II.'' New York: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc, 2012. *Deutsch, Harold C. ''Hitler and His Generals: The Hidden Crisis, January–June 1938.'' Minneapolis, Minn: University of Minnesota Press, 1974. *The Conspiracy Against Hitler in the Twilight War *Hitler and His Generals: The Hidden Crisis, January–June 1938, 1974 *The Historical Impact of Revealing The Ultra Secret, 1977 *The Influence of ULTRA on World War II, 1978 *The Genesis of Napoleonic Imperialism, Harvard University Press (1938).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deutsch, Harold C. 1904 births 1995 deaths Writers from Milwaukee University of Minnesota faculty University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Harvard University alumni United States Army War College faculty People of the Office of Strategic Services American military historians Historians from Wisconsin