Blumenson, Martin.

Martin Blumenson (b. Nov. 8, 1918, New York, New York-d. April 15, 2005, Washington, D.C.) was a leading historian of World War II who wrote the Army's official account of the D-Day invasion and was an authority on the life of General George S. Patton. He earned a B.A. and M.A. from Bucknell University and a second M.A. from Harvard. During World War II, he was assigned to a history unit and spent time with Patton's 3rd Army headquarters in Europe. He served more than twenty years as an official historian of the Army and authored twenty-three books of military history, including a biography of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his best known 1985 biography of Patton. As an Army Reserve officer, he was recalled to active duty during the Korean War.

From the description of Blumenson, Martin, 1918-2005 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582735