John Prados
Author · 17 books
Dr. John Prados is an American historian & researcher whose primary areas of specialisation are the history of World War II, the Vietnam War, the Cold War and politico-military affairs generally. He earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in Political Science (International Relations). Dr. Prados is a senior fellow and project director with the National Security Archive at George Washington University (Washington, D.C.).
Series
Books
War in the Shadows
1988
Islands of Destiny
The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun
2012
Lost Crusader
The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby
2003
The Ghosts of Langley
Into the CIA's Heart of Darkness
2017
The Family Jewels
The CIA, Secrecy, and Presidential Power
2013
Hoodwinked
The Documents That Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War
2004
Safe for Democracy
The Secret Wars of the CIA
2006
The Blood Road
The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War
1998
Normandy Crucible
The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe
2011
Storm Over Leyte
The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy
2016
Valley of Decision
1991
NEPTUNUS REX
Naval Stories of the Normandy Invasion, June 6, 1944
1998
The Sky Would Fall
1983
Vietnam
The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975
2009
The Hidden History of the Vietnam War
1995
Combined Fleet Decoded
The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II
1995
Presidents' Secret Wars
CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations Since WWII
1986
