Hugh Alexander Ambrose (August 12, 1966 – May 23, 2015) was an American

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and the author of a best-selling

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of the Pacific Theater in

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. Ambrose rose to prominence as a researcher for and collaborator with his father, historian Stephen E. Ambrose.

Education

Ambrose received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the

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Academic career

Ambrose collaborated with his father on the book ''The Pacific''. Following the elder Ambrose's death from cancer in 2002, Hugh Ambrose finished the book and served as a project consultant on the

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of the same name.Margalit Fox
"Hugh Ambrose, Historian Who Wrote 'The Pacific,' Dies at 48,"
''New York Times'', May 27, 2015, accessed May 28, 2015. Ambrose was also a former vice president of

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Public service

He was a trustee for the Lewis and Clark Library in Helena. He served on the board of the Myrna Loy Center for the Performing and Media Arts also in Helena.

Personal life

With his family, he was a resident of Helena, Montana. He died in Helena of cancer at age 48. He was survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

References

External links

Ambrose discusses ''The Pacific''
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