Robert F. Dorr | |
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Born | Robert Francis Dorr September 11, 1939 Sibley Hospital, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | June 12, 2016 Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 76)
Occupation | Author, Historian, Diplomat |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Period | 20th century |
Genre | Military history, Air Force History, Aviation History |
Subject | World War II, Korean War, Aviation in the 20th Century |
Spouse | Young Soon Dorr (m. 1968) |
Website | |
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Robert F. Dorr (September 11, 1939 – June 12, 2016) was an American author and retired senior diplomat who wrote and published over 70 books, hundreds of short stories, and numerous contemporary non-fiction articles on international affairs, military issues, and the Vietnam War. He headed the weekly "Back Talk" opinion column for the Military Times newspaper and the monthly "Washington Watch" feature of Aerospace America. He was also the technical editor of Air Power History, [1] the journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation, and was Washington correspondent for the discontinued World Air Power Journal.[2]
Dorr appeared as an expert on CNN, History News Network, C-SPAN, and other national and cable television programs.