Alan F. Wilt
Alan F. Wilt | |
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| Born | May 14, 1937 Nappanee, Indiana, USA |
| Died | May 7, 2005(aged 67) Ames, Iowa, USA |
Alan Freese Wilt(May 14, 1937 – May 7, 2005) was professor emeritus of history at Iowa State University.
Biography[edit]
He was born inNappanee, Indiana.He received a B.A. inhistoryfromDePauw University,and an M.A. and Ph.D., both from theUniversity of Michigan.He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1960 to 1963, where he became a first lieutenant.
Wilt taught Modern European and Military History atIowa State Universityfrom 1967 until his retirement in 1999. He was a visiting professor three times during his career, at theAir War CollegeatMaxwell Air Force Base(1982–83), in the Iowa-Arizona London Study Abroad Program (1991), and atGlasgow University(1997). He received a State of Iowa Regents' Faculty Excellence Award in 1993 and served on the ISU Faculty Senate and many university committees.
Wilt was active in many professional organizations, including theSociety for Military History,the Western Association for German Studies, and theGerman Studies Association.He also served on the editorial board of theJournal of Military Historyfrom 1998 to 2001. His scholarship made him a recognized authority inWorld War IImilitary strategy. He was the author of five books and he contributed to 10 others, as well as being the author of numerous articles. At the time of his death he was researching theAnglo-AmericanCombined Chiefs of StaffduringWorld War II.
Wilt was a man of deep faith, devoted to his family and to his work. He had many interests including golf and ISU women's basketball. He was a lifelongChicago Cubsfan. He loved gardening, especially roses, and he was a Master Gardener. He did volunteer work at the Ames Public Library,Reiman Gardens,and Collegiate Methodist Church. He died in 2005 ofinterstitial lung disease.
Selected works[edit]
- Wilt, Alan F. (1975),The Atlantic Wall: Hitler's Defenses in the West, 1941-1944,(Examines Germany's western defenses as to fortifications, firepower and manpower and the impact of changing military realities and strategic decision), The Iowa State University Press
- Wilt, Alan F. (1981),The French Riviera Campaign of August 1944,(Described the operation and assessed its importance in Eisenhower's "broad front" strategy of 1944-45), Southern Illinois University Press
- Wilt, Alan F. (1990),War from the Top,(Contrasted British and German command systems, concluding that Britain's planning facilitated victory), Indiana University Press
- Wilt, Alan F. (1994),Nazi Germany,(A brief sketch of Hitler before turning to the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the Third Reich, gives a historiographical assessment of Hitlerian Germany and its place in the 20th century), Harlan Davidson
- Wilt, Alan F. (2001),Food for War,(Describes Britain's preparations for rearmament planning with regard to agricultural production), Oxford University Press
- Wilt, Alan F. (2004),The Atlantic Wall: Hitler's Defenses for D-Day,Enigma Books
References[edit]
- Iowa State UniversityFaculty and Staff Award Recipients[1]
- Iowa State UniversityMemorial Resolutions[2]
- Bookfinder
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- 20th-century American historians
- 21st-century American historians
- 21st-century American male writers
- DePauw University alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- Iowa State University faculty
- Historians of Germany
- People from Nappanee, Indiana
- 20th-century American male writers
- United States Air Force officers