Carlo D'Este | |
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| Born | Carlo Winthrop D'Este August 29, 1936 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 2020 (aged 84) Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | New Mexico Military Institute junior college, 1956 Norwich University magna cum laude, 1958 University of Richmond master's, 1974 |
| Occupation(s) | Military historian Biographer Military officer |
| Title | Lieutenant Colonel, USA (Ret.) |
| Spouse | Shirley D'Este |
| Children | 4 |
| Notes | |
Carlo Winthrop D'Este (August 29, 1936 – November 22, 2020)[3] was an American military historian and biographer, author of several books, especially on World War II. He was a decorated U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. In 2011, he was awarded the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.[4][5] D'Este died at age 84 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[6]
- ^ Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. Updated September 24, 2003. Document Number: H1000121713.
- ^ "Carlo D'Este". LibraryThing (Tim Spalding). Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ Obituary, capecodtimes.com. Accessed March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Eisenhower with Carlo D'Este". Washington Post. May 30, 2002. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ Chambers II, John Whiteclay (November 26, 2008). "The Soldier Who Emerged as Statesman – review of WARLORD, A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945". p. C02.
Carlo D'Este, a retired U.S. Army colonel with a distinguished record as a military historian and a biographer of Patton and Eisenhower, now provides us with a very human look at Churchill's lifelong fascination with soldiering, war and command. This well-researched, balanced and highly readable narrative covers Churchill's military-related life, from his birth in 1874 through the end of World War II.
- ^ "Obituaries in Hyannis, MA | Cape Cod Times". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.