Mark Perry (author)

Mark Perry
Born1950
DiedAugust 8, 2021
NationalityAmerican
EducationNorthwestern Military and Naval Academy
Alma materBoston University
GenreNon-fiction

Mark Perry (1950 – 8 August 2021) was an American author specializing in military, intelligence, and foreign affairs analysis.[1][2]

He authored nine books: Four Stars,[3] Eclipse: The Last Days of the CIA,[4] A Fire In Zion: Inside the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process,[5] Conceived in Liberty,[6] Lift Up Thy Voice,[7] Grant and Twain,[8] Partners In Command,[9] Talking To Terrorists,[10] and The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur.[11]

Perry’s articles have been featured in a number of publications including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Newsday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio).

  1. ^ Mills, Curt (August 9, 2021). "Death Of An American Original: Mark Perry, 1950-2021". The American Conservative. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Vlahos, Kelley Beaucar. "RIP: Mark Perry, an extraordinary journalist in extraordinary times". Responsible Statecraft. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Kitfield, James (September 9, 2009). Four Stars : The Inside Story of the Forty-Year Battle Between the Joint Chiefs of Staff and America's Civilian Leaders (9780395429235): Mark Perry: Books. ISBN 978-0395429235.
  4. ^ Perry, Mark (September 9, 2009). Eclipse: The Last Days of the CIA (9780756751807): Mark Perry: Books. ISBN 978-0756751807.
  5. ^ Perry, Mark (1994). A Fire in Zion: The Israeli-Palestinian Search for Peace (9780688121716): Mark Perry: Books. ISBN 0688121713.
  6. ^ Rains, Alice (1999). Conceived In Liberty: William Oates, Joshua Chamberlain, and the American Civil War (9780140247978): Mark Perry: Books. ISBN 0140247971.
  7. ^ Washington, Booker T. (December 2002). Lift Up Thy Voice: The Grimke Family's Journey from Slaveholders to Civil Rights Leaders (9780142001035): Mark Perry: Books. ISBN 0142001031.
  8. ^ Hackett, David (2004). Grant and Twain: The Story of a Friendship That Changed America (9780679642732): Mark Perry: Books. ISBN 0679642730.
  9. ^ "Partners In Command: Books". Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  10. ^ Coleman, Isobel. Talking to Terrorists: Why America Must Engage with its Enemies (9780465011179): Mark Perry: Books. ISBN 0465011179.
  11. ^ Perry, Mark (April 1, 2014). The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0465013289.