Early life
Born in Staten Island, New York, the son of accomplished illustrator and artist, Laura Nevitt Dupuy, and noted military historian, R. Ernest Dupuy, Trevor Dupuy followed in his father's footsteps.Military career
Dupuy attended West Point, graduating in the class of 1938. During World War II he commanded a U.S. Army artillery battalion, a Chinese artillery group, and an artillery detachment from the British 36th Infantry Division. He was always proud of the fact that he had more combat time in Burma than any other American, and received decorations for service or valour from the U.S., British, and Chinese governments. After the war Dupuy served in the United States Department of Defense Operations Division from 1945 to 1947, and as military assistant to the Under Secretary of the Army from 1947 to 1948. He was a member of the original Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) staff in Paris under Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Matthew Ridgway from 1950 to 1952. Dupuy went on to achieve eminence as a military historian and theorist. He is perhaps best known for his very large book ''The Encyclopedia Of Military History'' (co-written, like many of his books, with his father R. Ernest Dupuy). In this work Dupuy discusses the world's major and minor military conflicts from the dawn of history to the present day. Entries are arranged chronologically and by region, and most of them give little more than the names of the commanders and (often) very rough estimates for the size of the forces involved in the campaigns. Dupuy was not afraid of expressing an opinion and he classified some of his subjects as Great Captains (such as Alexander the Great,Academic and research career
After Dupuy left active service in the Army in 1952, Harvard University appointed him as a Professor ofFamily life and death
Dupuy took his own life by gunshot at his home in Vienna, Virginia on June 5, 1995; he had learned three weeks earlier that he had terminalBooks and publications
* ''To the Colors: The Way of Life of an Army Officer'' (with R.E. Dupuy), Chicago, 1942 * ''Faithful and True: History of the 5th Field Artillery'', Schwabisch-Hall, Germany, 1949 *''Campaigns of the French Revolution and of Napoleon'', Cambridge, Ma, 1956 * ''Brave Men and Great Captains'' (With R. E. Dupuy), New York, 1960, 1984, 1993 * ''Compact History of the Civil War'' (with R.E. Dupuy), New York, 1960, 1991 * ''Civil War Land Battles'', New York, 1960 * ''Civil War Naval Actions'', New York, 1961 *''Military History Of World War II'', New York, 1962β65 (in 18 fairly short books): *''Compact History of the Revolutionary War'' (With R. E. Dupuy), New York, 1963 *''Holidays'', Editor, Contributor., New York, 1965 *''Military Heritage Of America'' (With R. E. Dupuy, Paul Braim), 2 Vols., New York, 1966, 1986, 1992 *''Summation: Strategic and Combat Leadership'', New York, 1967 *''Military History Of World War I'', New York, 1967 (in 12 fairly short books): *''The Battle Of Austerlitz'', New York, 1968 *''Modern Libraries For Modern Colleges: Research Strategies For Design And Development'', Washington, D.C., 1968 *''Ferment In College Libraries: The Impact Of Information Technology'', Washington, D.C., 1968 *''Mediapower: A College Plans For An Integrated Media Service System'', Washington, D.C., 1968 *''Military History Of The Chinese Civil War'', New York, 1969 *The Military Lives Series (published in 1969 and 1970) : * ''Revolutionary War Naval Battles'' (With Grace P. Hayes), New York, 1970 * ''Revolutionary War Land Battles'' (With Gay M. Hammerman), New York, 1970 * ''Mongolia'', Foreign Area Studies Handbook, Washington, D.C., 1970 * ''Almanac Of World Military Power 1970'' (With John A. Andrews, Grace P. Hayes), New York, 1970 * ''Almanac Of World Military Power 1972'' (With John A. Andrews, Grace P. Hayes), New York, 1972 * ''Documentary History Of Arms Control And Disarmament'' (With Gay M. Hammerman), New York, 1974 * ''World Military Leaders'' (With Grace P. Hayes, Paul Martell), 1974 * ''Almanac Of World Military Power 1974'' (With John A. Andrews, Grace P. Hayes), New York, 1974 * ''People And Events Of The American Revolution'' (With Gay M. Hammerman), New York, 1974 * ''An Outline History Of The American Revolution'' (With R.E. Dupuy), New York, 1975 * ''Encyclopedia Of Military History'' (With R.E. Dupuy), New York, 1975, 1986, 1993 * ''A Genius For War: The German Army And General Staff, 1807β1945'', New Jersey, 1977, 1984, 1989, 1993 * ''Numbers, Predictions and War'', New York, 1978, 1985 * ''Elusive Victory: The Arab-Israeli Wars, 1947β1974'', New York, 1978, 1984, 1989, 1992 * ''Almanac Of World Military Power 1980'' (With John A. Andrews, Grace P. Hayes), New York, 1980 * ''The Evolution Of Weapons And Warfare'', New York, 1980, 1984, 1986 * ''Great Battles Of The Eastern Front'' (With Paul Martell), New York, 1982 * ''Options Of Command'', New York, 1984 * ''Flawed Victory: The Arab-Israeli Conflict And The 1982 War In Lebanon'' (With Paul Martell), Virginia, 1986 * ''Understanding War: Military History And The Theory Of Combat'', New York, 1986 * ''Dictionary Of Military Terms'' (With Curt Johnson, Grace P. Hayes), New York, 1987 * ''Understanding Defeat: How to Recover from Loss in Battle to Gain Victory in War'', New York, 1990 * ''Attrition: Forecasting Battle Casualties And Equipment Losses In Modern War'', Virginia, 1990 * ''If War Comes, How To Defeat Saddam Hussein'', Virginia, 1991; issued as a paperback with the title ''How To Defeat Saddam Hussein'' * ''Future Wars: The World's Most Dangerous Flashpoints'', New York, 1992 * ''Encyclopedia Of Military Biography'' (With Curt Johnson, David L. Bongard), New York, 1992 * ''International Military And Defense Encyclopedia'', (Brassey's) 6 Vols., Editor In Chief, New York, 1992 * ''Hitler's Last Gamble'' (With David L. Bongard, Richard C. Anderson), New York, 1994 * Unpublished Manuscripts By Trevor N. Dupuy * ''Great Captains And Modern War'' * ''Military Myths'' (Unfinished) * ''Documentary History Of The U.S. Armed Forces'' (Unfinished)Notes
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