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J. Michael Wenger

b. 1950

A military historian with a deep focus on the Pacific War, he has co-written numerous books and articles that explore Pearl Harbor, Japanese naval aviation, and the wider course of World War II. His work is especially known for careful research into the people, aircraft, and decisions behind major wartime events.

1 Audiobook

Infamous Day: Marines at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

Infamous Day: Marines at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

by Robert Cressman, J. Michael Wenger

About the author

J. Michael Wenger is an American military historian whose work centers on World War II, especially Japanese carrier aviation and doctrine. According to the U.S. Naval Institute, he has co-written eleven books along with many journal articles, newspaper features, and reviews.

His books include studies of Pearl Harbor and the Pacific War, such as A Pitiful, Unholy Mess, which examines the attack on Hickam Field on December 7, 1941. The same source notes that his main scholarly interest is Japanese naval air power, a focus that gives his writing a clear specialty within naval and aviation history.

The U.S. Naval Institute also states that he lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. I could not confirm additional widely published biographical details, so this overview sticks to the information available from reliable public sources.