John Prados was an American Author and historian who specialized in the history of World War II, the Vietnam War and US international relations. He was an 'archive rat', who was an expert at digging through declassified materials to tell new stories about America's military history. Prados received his B.A and Ph.D in 1973 and 1982 respectively from Columbia University in political science. He wrote thickly deeply researched books on varied historical subjects which earned him respect from acade... moreJohn Prados was an American Author and historian who specialized in the history of World War II, the Vietnam War and US international relations. He was an 'archive rat', who was an expert at digging through declassified materials to tell new stories about America's military history. Prados received his B.A and Ph.D in 1973 and 1982 respectively from Columbia University in political science. He wrote thickly deeply researched books on varied historical subjects which earned him respect from academic historians. He wrote over 20 books and wrote articles for over 10 publications including Naval History, Vanity Fair and The New York Times. Prados's book Combined Fleet Decoded received The Arthur Goodzeit Book Award and was named a Notable Book of the Year by United States Naval Institute.
