Robert A. Doughty
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| Born | November 4, 1943 Tullos, Louisiana |
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| Discipline | Military History |
| Institutions | United States Military Academy |
Robert Allan Doughty (born November 4, 1943) is an American military historian and retired United States Army officer.
Early life
Doughty was born in Tullos, Louisiana, on November 4, 1943, to parents John and Georgia Doughty.[1][2]
Career
He attended the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1965. Doughty subsequently completed a tour of duty in Germany before deploying to Vietnam in an advisory role in 1968. Upon his return to the United States, Doughty pursued graduate study, earning a master's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1972, followed by a doctorate from the University of Kansas in 1979. From 1979 to 1981, Doughty served a second stint in Germany. In 1985, he was named head of the history department at West Point, and retired from the position in 2005.[1][2]
Doughty devoted much of his career to studying French military actions during the world wars.
Personal life
He is the father of the singer-songwriter Mike Doughty[5]
Awards and recognition
In 1986, Doughty received the
Selected books
- Doughty, R. A. (2014) [1985]. The Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919–39 (Stackpole, Mechanicsburg, PA ed.). Hamden, CT: Archon Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-1460-0.
- Doughty, Robert A. (1990). The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940. Archon Books. ISBN 978-0-208-02281-3.[8]
- Doughty, Robert A.; ISBN 978-0-669-20939-6.[9]
- Doughty, Robert A.; Flint, Roy K. (1995). Warfare in the Western World: Military Operations Since 1871. Vol. II. Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-669-20940-2.[10]
- Doughty, Robert A. (2005). Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War. Belknap. ISBN 978-0-674-01880-8.[11]
References
- ^ a b Doughty, Robert A. (March 14, 2006). ""Fighting The Wolves At The Door": From Advisor In Vietnam To Department Head At West Point" (Interview). Interviewed by Lance Betros. West Point, New York. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Doughty, Robert A. 1943–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ProQuest 195643894.
- ^ "Annual War Studies Symposium". University of North Texas. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-306-81877-6.
- ^ "Paul Birdsall Prize Recipients". American Historical Association. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Samuel Eliot Morison Prize". Society for Military History. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Reviews include of The Breaking Point include:
- Maurer, John H.; Doughty, Robert Allan (1992). "The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940". Naval War College Review. 45 (4).
- Cairns, John C. (April 1, 1991). "The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940 by Robert Allan Doughty (Book Review)". The Journal of Military History. 55 (2): 265. ProQuest 1296638517.
- ^ Reviews of Warfare in the Western World, Vol. I include:
- Cohen, Eliot A. (May–June 1997). "Warfare in the Western World by Robert A. Doughty, Ira D. Gruber". Foreign Affairs. 76 (3): 128. JSTOR 20048052.
- Cooper, Jerry (August 1998). "Warfare in the Western World. Volume I: Military Operations from 1600 to 1871 by Robert A. Doughty, Ira D. Gruber; Warfare in the Western World. Volume II: Military Operations Since 1871 by Robert A. Doughty, Ira D. Gruber". Journal of Southern History. 64 (3): 514–516. JSTOR 2587794.
- ProQuest 1296703448.
- Cohen, Eliot A. (May–June 1997). "Warfare in the Western World by Robert A. Doughty, Ira D. Gruber". Foreign Affairs. 76 (3): 128.
- ^ Reviews of Warfare in the Western World, Vol. 2 include:
- Cooper, Jerry (August 1998). "Warfare in the Western World. Volume I: Military Operations from 1600 to 1871 by Robert A. Doughty, Ira D. Gruber; Warfare in the Western World. Volume II: Military Operations Since 1871 by Robert A. Doughty, Ira D. Gruber". Journal of Southern History. 64 (3): 514–516. JSTOR 2587794.
- Showalter, D. E. (April 1, 1998). ""Warfare in the Western World", vol. 2, "Military Operations Since 1871", by Robert Doughty et al. (Book Review)". The Journal of Military History. 62 (2): 388. ProQuest 1296703473.
- Cooper, Jerry (August 1998). "Warfare in the Western World. Volume I: Military Operations from 1600 to 1871 by Robert A. Doughty, Ira D. Gruber; Warfare in the Western World. Volume II: Military Operations Since 1871 by Robert A. Doughty, Ira D. Gruber". Journal of Southern History. 64 (3): 514–516.
- ^ Reviews of Pyrrhic Victory include:
- S2CID 159719489.
- S2CID 143599133.
- Bach, André (2009). "Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War by Robert A. Doughty". Politique étrangère. 74 (3): 678–681. JSTOR 42715670.
- Implay, Talbot (June 2007). "Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War by Robert A. Doughty". The English Historical Review. 122 (497): 784–786. JSTOR 4493926.
- Young, Robert J. (2007). "Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War by Robert A. Doughty". The International History Review. 29 (1): 174–176. JSTOR 40109922.
- Mosier, John (2006). "Reviewed Work: Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War by Robert A. Doughty". The Historian. 68 (4): 872–873. S2CID 218495117.
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