David T. Zabecki
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David T. Zabecki PhD |
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| Born | 1947 (age 69–70) |
| Residence | United States |
| Occupation | Historian, author, editor, U.S. Army general (retired) |
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| Alma mater |
Florida Institute of Technology California Coast University United States Army War College Royal Military College of Science |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 20th century |
| Institutions |
Weider History Group United States Naval Academy University of Birmingham |
| Main interests | Modern European history; military history |
| Notable works | Books on the military history of Germany |
David T. Zabecki (born 1947) is an American military historian, author and editor. Zabecki served in the U.S. Army both in the Vietnam War and in United States Army Europe in Germany attaining the rank of major general. Zabecki holds PhDs in engineering and in military science. He is the author, editor and translator of several books on the military history of Germany, including World War I and World War II.
Zabecki entered the U.S. Army in 1966; in 1967−68, he served in the Vietnam War, retiring from active service in 1969. After obtaining a MS degree in engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1974, Zabecki worked at John Deere both in the United States and West Germany. In 1985 Zabecki joined the United States Army Reserve, and, in 1987, earned a PhD in engineering from the California Coast University. In 1995 Zabecki graduated from the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Between 1997 and 2000 he served in senior staff roles with the United States Army Europe (USAREUR) in Germany. From 2000 to 2002 he was deputy chief of the United States Army Reserve in Washington, DC, returning to USAREUR in Germany in 2002/03 as commanding general. In 2004 he obtained a PhD in military science from the Royal Military College of Science (UK).
In 2008 Zabecki became senior historian of the Weider History Group, a U.S.-based magazine publishing company focused on military history topics. Since 2009, he has been an honorary senior research fellow in the War Studies Programme the University of Birmingham (UK). In 2012 Zabecki was appointed Leo A. Shifrin Chair in Naval and Military History at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America. Zabecki is editor of the Vietnam Magazine dedicated to the history of the Vietnam War, and a senior historian at the Military History Magazine. Both are published by Weider History Group. He is the author of over 600 articles, some of which appeared at Weider's online property, Historynet.com.
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