Allan R. Millett

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Allan Reed Millett[1]
Born (1937-10-22) October 22, 1937 (age 86)
AllegianceAmerican
Service/branchUnited States Marine Corps
RankColonel

Allan R. Millett (born October 22, 1937)[1] is a historian and a retired colonel in U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He is known for his works on the Korean War, among other military topics.

Early life[edit]

Millett is the son of John D. Millett, who served as the President of Miami University in Ohio, and his wife Catherine. He has two brothers. He attended DePauw University, graduating in 1959.[2]

Military career[edit]

He served as a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.[3][4]

He is a past president of the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association (MCROA).[5]

Academic career[edit]

He served for 37 years in the history department at Ohio State University. He currently holds the Stephen E. Ambrose Professorship at the University of New Orleans and is also the director of the university's Eisenhower Center for American Studies.[6][7]

On television[edit]

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[edit]

Millett has written articles for such publications as International Security, The Americas, Armed Forces & Society, Strategic Review, Journal of Strategic Studies, and Military History Quarterly.

His books include:

Awards[edit]

In 2004, Millett was named the recipient of the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize from the Society for Military History for lifetime achievement.[8] He received the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing from the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in 2008.[4][9] Millett has been a Fulbright Distinguished Visiting Professor in Korea and a senior fellow of the Korea Foundation.[6]

From the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, he has received both the Wallace M. Greene and O.P. Smith awards.[3]

During his career, Millett had directed over fifty doctoral dissertations. The Society for Military History named its research fellowship award for doctoral students in Millet's honor, The Allan R. Millett Dissertation Research Fellowship Award.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Millett, Allan Reed". Library of Congress. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "ALLAN MILLETT '59 AUTHORS THE WAR FOR KOREA, 1950-1951: THEY CAME FROM THE NORTH". DePauw University. 2 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Col Allan R. Millett, USMCR (Ret)". Marine Corps Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "2008 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing". Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Col Allan R. Millett Heads MCROA". Marine Corps Association.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b "University of New Orleans / Endowed Chairs and Professors / Allan Millett, Ph.D." University of New Orleans. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  7. ^ "News Article: Military History Professor Provides Korean War Perspectives". Defense.gov. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Morison Prize". Society for Military History. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. ^ Jordan, Candance (29 November 2013). "Military Museum salutes Pritzker winner". Chicago Tribune. eISSN 2165-171X. ISSN 1085-6706. OCLC 7960243. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  10. ^ "The Allan R. Millett Dissertation Research Fellowship Award". Society for Military History. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021.

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