Jon Bradley Edward Hittle (born 1951) is a historian and author focusing on military and intelligence history of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was born in Iowa and received his B.A. in European History from

Briar Cliff University Briar Cliff University is a private Franciscan university in Sioux City, Iowa. History In March 1929, Mother Mary Dominica Wieneke, Major Superior of the Sisters of Saint Francis of Dubuque, Iowa, along with the Most Rev. Edmond Heelan, Bishop ...

and his M.A. in Modern European Intellectual History and Political Theory from

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

where his thesis focused on the polemics of Irish Marxist

James Connolly James Connolly ( ga, Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. Born to Irish parents in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, Connolly left school for working life at the a ...

. He is a recognized authority on guerrilla warfare, low intensity conflict/asymetrical warfare, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, counterproliferation and foreign intelligence matters. He has published articles since the 1980s in such journals as ''Studies In Intelligence'' and ''Proceedings'', and he is the author of the book, ''Michael Collins and the Anglo-Irish War: Britain's Failed Counterinsurgency,'' published in 2011. He has served as an historical advisor for television productions, including the popular and longstanding British TV program ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' on BBC. Hittle is a decorated former intelligence officer, having served initially as a military analyst and targeting officer and the balance of his career as a field operations officer. He served in Southeast Asia, Central America, Europe and the Middle East. He also served as an Intelligence Specialist and Maritime Security Team (MST) Boarding Officer in the

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. Hittle is a recipient of THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MEDAL OF ACHIEVEMENT; THE CIA INTELLIGENCE MEDAL OF MERIT; THE CIA's IRAQ OPERATIONS MEDAL; THE CIA 30 YEARS SERVICE MEDAL; multiple MERITORIOUS SERVICE COMMENDATIONS; THE US COAST GUARD UNIT COMMENDATION and THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.

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