Harold C. Deutsch

Harold Charles Deutsch (June 7, 1904 – May 15, 1995) was an American military historian who focused on World War II. During the Second World War, he served as head of research for the Office of Strategic Services.

Life Deutsch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (B.A., M.A.) and Harvard University (M.A., Ph.D.). In Europe he studied at the University of Paris, the University of Vienna and the University of Berlin.

Works Deutsch, Harold C., and Dennis E. Showalter What If: The Might-Have-Beens of World War II Chicago, Ill: Emperor's Press, 1997. The Genesis of Napoleonic Imperialism, Harvard University Press (1938).