Samuel W. Mitcham

Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr. is the author of more than forty history books, which have received praise from Publishers Weekly and British Army Review. In addition to writing articles for the Journal of Soviet Military Studies, he has appeared on the History Channel, CBS, National Public Radio, and the British Broadcasting Network. A former helicopter pilot and company commander, Mitcham has lectured at West Point, Air War College, and the General Staff College of the Marine Corps. After receiving his BA in journalism from Northeast Louisiana University, he received his MS from North Carolina State University and PhD from the University of Tennessee. Mitcham lives in Monroe, Louisiana.