Owen Sergeson "Mike" Connelly Jr. (29 January 1924 – 12 July 2011), who published as Owen Connelly, was an American historian who specialized in

military history Military history is the study of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to local and international relationships. Professional historians norma ...

, especially the

Napoleonic wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...

. He was Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of South Carolina.University of South Carolina, History Department: Owen Connelly
/ref> Connelly was the author of ten books, including: *''Napoleon's Satellite Kingdoms'' (1965) *''The Gentle Bonaparte: A Biography of Joseph, Napoleon's Elder Brother'' (1968) *''The Epoch of Napoleon'' (1972) *''Consortium on Revolutionary Europe'' (1979) *''Historical Dictionary of Napoleonic France, 1799–1815'' (1985; editor) *''The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era'' (1999) *''On War and Leadership: The Words of Combat Commanders from Frederick the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf'' (2002) *''Blundering to Glory: Napoleon's Military Campaigns'' (2006) *''The Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792–1815'' (2006) *''The American Military Tradition: From Colonial Times to the Present'' (2006; contributor)

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* ttp://www.tributes.com/show/Owen-Sergeson-Connelly-91907332 Owen Connelly Obituary {{DEFAULTSORT:Connelly, Owen 1924 births American military historians American male non-fiction writers American military writers Historians of Europe Historians of the Napoleonic Wars 2011 deaths