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1931–2015
A respected military historian, he wrote clear, deeply researched books on air power, the U.S. armed forces, and the Vietnam War. His work helped make complex military history accessible to general readers as well as specialists.

by Bernard C. Nalty
Born in 1931 and dying in 2015, Bernard C. Nalty was an American historian and author best known for writing about military and air force history. He produced a substantial body of work on the U.S. military, with a particular focus on aviation, Vietnam, and African American military service.
His books are valued for their careful research and straightforward style. Alongside book-length histories, he was associated with official and institutional military history publishing, which helped establish him as a dependable guide to twentieth-century American warfare.
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