John Miller, Jr.

Born in Scotland and a U.S. citizen since 1928, John Miller, Jr., was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History by the State University of Iowa in 1942. In World War II he saw service overseas with the U.S. Marine Corps in New Zealand and in the Solomon Islands, where he participated in the Bougainville operations described in this volume. A member of the historical staff of the Department of the Army since 1945, Dr. Miller is the author of Guadalcanal: The First Offensive in the...See more

Born in Scotland and a U.S. citizen since 1928, John Miller, Jr., was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History by the State University of Iowa in 1942. In World War II he saw service overseas with the U.S. Marine Corps in New Zealand and in the Solomon Islands, where he participated in the Bougainville operations described in this volume. A member of the historical staff of the Department of the Army since 1945, Dr. Miller is the author of Guadalcanal: The First Offensive in the present series, coauthor of Korea: 1951-1953, and contributor of several chapters to the 1956 edition of ROTC Manual 145-20, American Military History, 1607-1953. He has written articles and reviews for historical and military journals, and has taught history at the University of Omaha, the State University of Iowa, the Graduate School of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and The American University in Washington, D.C. See less