Dan Kurzman
Encyclopedia
Dan Halperin Kurzman was an American
journalist
and writer of military history
books.
in Berkeley
, served U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946, and completed his studies at Berkeley with a Bachelor
degree in political science
. In the early 1950s, he worked in Europe and in Israel
for American newspapers and news agencies and was then correspondent
of the NBC News in Jerusalem. In 1960 he published his first political book, a biography of the Japanese Prime Minister
Nobusuke Kishi
. In the 1960s, Kurzman worked as a foreign policy correspondent for the Washington Post. In 1965 he received the George Polk Award for external reporting. After the end of the sixties, the Washington Post had left, he devoted himself to researching and writing Modern History
, especially military history non-fiction. He is also a recipient of the Cornelius Ryan Award
.
At the end of his life Dan Kurzman lived in North Bergen (New Jersey
) with his wife Florence
People of the United States
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journalist
Journalist
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and writer of military history
Military history
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books.
Life
Dan Kurzman was born in San Francisco, the son of Joseph and Lillian Kurzman. He studied at the University of CaliforniaUniversity of California, Berkeley
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in Berkeley
Berkeley, California
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, served U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946, and completed his studies at Berkeley with a Bachelor
Bachelor
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degree in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
. In the early 1950s, he worked in Europe and in Israel
Israel
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for American newspapers and news agencies and was then correspondent
Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
of the NBC News in Jerusalem. In 1960 he published his first political book, a biography of the Japanese Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Japan
The is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office...
Nobusuke Kishi
Nobusuke Kishi
was a Japanese politician and the 56th and 57th Prime Minister of Japan from February 25, 1957 to June 12, 1958 and from then to July 19, 1960. He was often called Shōwa no yōkai .- Early life :...
. In the 1960s, Kurzman worked as a foreign policy correspondent for the Washington Post. In 1965 he received the George Polk Award for external reporting. After the end of the sixties, the Washington Post had left, he devoted himself to researching and writing Modern History
Contemporary history
Contemporary history describes the period timeframe that is without any intervening time closely connected to the present and is a certain perspective of modern history. The term "contemporary history" has been in use at least by the early 19th century. In the widest context of this use,...
, especially military history non-fiction. He is also a recipient of the Cornelius Ryan Award
Cornelius Ryan Award
The Cornelius Ryan Award is given for "best nonfiction book on international affairs" by the Overseas Press Club of America . To be eligible for this literary award a book must be published "in the US or by a US based company or distributed for an American audience" during the year prior to that...
.
At the end of his life Dan Kurzman lived in North Bergen (New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
) with his wife Florence
Works
- Kishi and Japan: The Search for the Sun, New York: Obolensky, 1960 (dt.:Japan is looking for new ways: the political and economic development in the 20th century, München: Beck 1961)
- Subversion of the Innocents: Patterns of Communist Penetration in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, New York: Random House 1963
- Santo Domingo: Revolt of the damned: the eyewitness detailed, inside account of the Dominican revolution, New York: GP Putnam 1965
- Genesis 1948th The first Arab-Israeli wasNew York World in 1970
- The race for Rome, Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1975, ISBN 0-385-06555-8 (Ger.:If Rome: the battle for the Eternal Cityin 1944, Munich: Bertelsmann, 1978, ISBN 3-570-01472-X)
- The bravest battle: the twenty-eight days of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, New York: Putnam, 1976, ISBN 0-399-11692-3 (Ger.:Insurrection: the last days of the Warsaw ghetto ' ', Munich: Bertelsmann, 1979, ISBN 3-570-02132-7)
- Miracle of November: Madrid's epic stand, 1936, New York: Putnam, 1980, ISBN 0-399-12271-0 (Ger.:The November surprise: the battle for Madrid, the fall of 1936; Munich: Heyne, 1982, ISBN 3-453-01613-0)
- Ben-Gurion: Prophet of Fire, New York: Simon and Schuster 1983, ISBN 0-671-23094-8
- Day of the bomb: countdown to Hiroshima, New York etc.: McGraw-Hill 1985, ISBN 0-07-035683-1
- A killing wind: inside Union Carbide and the Bhopal catastrophe, New York et al. McGraw-Hill 1987, ISBN 0-07-035687-4
- Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, New York: Atheneum, 1990, ISBN 0-689-12007-9
- Left to die: the tragedy of the USS Juneau,, New York et al. : Pocket Books, ISBN 0-671-74873-4
- Blood and water: sabotating Hitler's bomb, New York: Holt, 1997, ISBN 0-8050-3206-1
- Soldier of Peace: The Life of Yitzhak Rabin, 1922 - 1995, New York: HarperCollins 1998, ISBN 0-06-018684-4
- Disaster! : The great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, New York: Perennial 2002, ISBN 0-06-008432-4
- No greater glory: the four immortal chaplains of World War II and the sinking of the Dorchester, New York: Random House 2004, ISBN 0-375-50877-5
- A Special Mission: Hitler's secret plot to seize the Vatican and kidnap Pope Pius XII, Cambridge, MA: Da Capo, 2007, ISBN 0-306-81468-4