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(1951-2022) Author, military historian. John Prados was born in Queens, New York, and died in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Full Name

John Prados

Locations

Queens

Author's Timeline


1951

BIRTH

John Frederick Prados was born in Queens, New York, on January 9, 1951.

1973

OTHER

Mr. Prados received a bachelor's degree in political science and international affairs from Columbia University in 1973.

1982

OTHER

Mr. Prados received a doctorate in political science from Columbia University in 1982.

1982

LITWORK

The Soviet Estimate: U.S. Intelligence Analysis & Russian Military Strength
Dial Press (January 1, 1982)
0385272111 / 978-0385272117
Nonfiction.

1986

LITWORK

Presidents' Secret Wars: CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations Since World War II
New York: William Morrow
978-0688053840
Nonfiction.

1995

LITWORK

Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II
Random House; 1st edition (July 10, 1995)
0679437010 / 978-0679437017
Nonfiction.

2004

LITWORK

Hoodwinked: The Documents That Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War
The New Press; Annotated edition (May 15, 2004)
1565849310 / 978-1565849310
Nonfiction.

2006

LITWORK

Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher; 1st edition (September 28, 2006)
1566635748 / 978-1566635745
Nonfiction.

2009

LITWORK

Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945���1975
University Press of Kansas (April 21, 2009)
0700616349 / 978-0700616343
Nonfiction.

2011

LITWORK

In Country: Remembering the Vietnam War
Ivan R. Dee (December 16, 2011)
1566638682 / 978-1566638685
Nonfiction.

2011

LITWORK

Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe
NAL; 1st edition (July 5, 2011)
0451233832 / 978-0451233837
Nonfiction.

2016

LITWORK

Storm Over Leyte: The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy
Dutton Caliber (July 5, 2016)
0451473612 / 978-0451473615
Nonfiction.

2017

LITWORK

The Ghosts of Langley: Into the CIA's Heart of Darkness
The New Press (November 7, 2017)
1620970880 / 978-1620970881
Nonfiction.

2022

DEATH

John Prados died at a hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland, on November 29, 2022.

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