Tr fehrenbach biography

American historian (1925–2013)

Theodore Reed "T. R." Fehrenbach, Jr. (January 12, 1925 – December 1, 2013) was an American historian, columnist, and the former head of the Texas Historical Commission (1987–1991).^[1] He graduated from Princeton University in 1947^[2] with a degree in modern languages ("he never pursued graduate study or held a faculty post") ^[3] and wrote more than twenty books, including the bestseller Lone Star: A History of Texas and Texans^[4] and This Kind of War, about the Korean War.

Senator John McCain called this book "perhaps the best book ever written on the Korean War".^[5] Secretary of Defense James Mattis said “There’s a reason I recommended T.R. Fehrenbach’s book...that we all pull it out and read it one more time.”^[6][7][8]

Although he served as a U.S.

Army officer during the Korean War, his own service is not mentioned in the book. Fehrenbach