T. R. Fehrenbach
Encyclopedia
T. R. Fehrenbach is an American author and former head of the Texas Historical Commission
. He graduated from Princeton University
in 1947, and has published at least 18 non-fiction books, including best seller Lonestar: A History of Texas and Texans and This Kind of War, about the Korean War
. Although he served as a combat officer during the Korean War
, his own service is not mentioned in the book. Fehrenbach has also written for Esquire
, The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post
, and The New Republic
. He is known as an authority on Texas
, Mexico
and the Comanche
people.
Sources for book publication data: United States Library of Congress, Amazon.com
.
Texas Historical Commission
The Texas Historical Commission is an agency dedicated to historic preservation within the state of Texas. It administers the National Register of Historic Places for sites in Texas....
. He graduated from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1947, and has published at least 18 non-fiction books, including best seller Lonestar: A History of Texas and Texans and This Kind of War, about the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. Although he served as a combat officer during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
, his own service is not mentioned in the book. Fehrenbach has also written for Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine. It was published weekly under this title from 1897 until 1969, and quarterly and then bimonthly from 1971.-History:...
, and The New Republic
The New Republic
The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
. He is known as an authority on Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and the Comanche
Comanche
The Comanche are a Native American ethnic group whose historic range consisted of present-day eastern New Mexico, southern Colorado, northeastern Arizona, southern Kansas, all of Oklahoma, and most of northwest Texas. Historically, the Comanches were hunter-gatherers, with a typical Plains Indian...
people.
Selected bibliography
- U. S. Marines In Action, 1962, . Republished in 2000, ISBN 158586062X
- This Kind of War: A Study In Unpreparedness 1963, . Republished in 1998 as This Kind Of War: The Classic Korean War History ISBN 1574881612,
- Crossroads in Korea, the Historic Siege of Chipyong-Ni, 1966,
- The Gnomes of Zurich, 1966,
- The Swiss Banks, 1966,
- This Kind Of Peace, 1966,
- FDR's Undeclared War, 1939–1941, 1967,
- Greatness to Spare: The Heroic Sacrifices of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence, 1968, . Republished in 2000, ISBN 0735101647
- The Fight for Korea: from the War of 1950 to the Pueblo Incident, 1969,
- The United Nations in war and peace, 1968,
- Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans, 1968, . Republished in 2000, ISBN 0306809427,
- Fire And Blood: A History Of Mexico, 1973, . Republished in 1995, ISBN 0306806282,
- Comanches: The Destruction of a People, 1974, . Republished in 2003 as Comanches: The History of a People, ISBN 1400030498,
- Seven Keys To Texas, 1983, ISBN 0874040698,
- Texas: A Salute From Above, 1985, ISBN 0940672286,
Sources for book publication data: United States Library of Congress, Amazon.com
Amazon.com
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.