Richard B. Frank (born November 11, 1947 in Kansas) is an American lawyer and military historian.MILITARY HISTORIAN WINS 2000 TRUMAN BOOK AWARD
Harry S. Truman Library Frank graduated from the University of Missouri in 1969, after which he served four years in the United States Army. During the Vietnam War, he served a tour of duty as a platoon leader in the

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. In 1976, he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center.

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Frank has written several books and articles on the Pacific campaign of World War II and Southeast Asia: * '' Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle'' (1990)—Won the General

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Award from the U.S. Marine Corps * '' Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire'' (1999). . * ''MacArthur'' (2007). . * "No Bomb, No End", in ''

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'' (2001).
"Why Truman Dropped the Bomb"
'' The Weekly Standard'' (August 8, 2005): p. 20.
"George Polk's Real World War II Record"
'' The Weekly Standard'' (February 26, 2007) *

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Panel discussion on the 132nd Infantry Regiment at Guadalcanal which included Richard B. Frank
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on October 23, 2013 * 1947 births Living people 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers 21st-century American historians American military historians 20th-century American male writers {{US-historian-stub