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James Wright

Disciplines:
history
wwii
history/pacific
dartmouth

Summary

American historian — former President of Dartmouth College — author of Those Who Have Borne the Battle (on America's combat veterans) — who writes on American military history and veterans.

Core Contribution

Creates the first comprehensive account of American combat veterans across all wars — Those Who Have Borne the Battle traces how American society has understood and treated its combat veterans from the Revolution through the Iraq War.

Notable Works & Achievements

Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them

Enduring Vietnam

Historical Influences

American military history tradition

Intellectual Lineage

Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Dartmouth

Contemporaries & Peers

Andrew BacevichKarl Marlantes

Minds Influenced

Veterans history

Intellectual Posterity

Those Who Have Borne the Battle

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