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Roberta Wohlstetter

American academic (1912-2007) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 94

Roberta Morgan Wohlstetter was an American historian of U.S. military intelligence. In 1962 she authored Pearl Harbor: Warning and Decision. The book was based on a several-year study of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and is still considered the foundational study of military surprises.

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Presidential Medal of Freedom, Ronald Reagan1985
Bancroft Prize1963

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President Ronald Reagan awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985.

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2007 · aged 94