Roberta Wohlstetter

Wohlstetter in 1985

Roberta Morgan Wohlstetter (August 22, 1912 – January 6, 2007) was an American historian of U.S. military intelligence. In 1962 she authored Pearl Harbor: Warning and Decision.[1] The book was based on a several-year study of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and is still considered the foundational study of military surprises.[1] The Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to her in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan.

  1. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (2007-01-11). "Roberta Wohlstetter, 94, Military Policy Analyst, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-30.