Martin Blumenson

Martin Blumenson (November 8, 1918 – April 15, 2005) was an American military historian who served as a historical officer with the Third and Seventh Armies in World War II and later became a prolific author. His works included a biography of General George S. Patton.

Biography Born in New York City and raised in Bernardsville, New Jersey, in a family of Russian-Jewish descent, Blumenson graduated from Bernards High School in 1935 and was inducted into the school's wall of honor in 2015.

He studied at Bucknell University and Harvard University, earning master's degrees from both by 1942. During World War II, he became an officer in the United States Army and served as a historical officer with U.S. forces in the Central European Campaign from 1944 to 1945.

During his career, Blumenson authored 17 works on the military history of World War II in North Africa and Europe. His works on Patton, The Patton Papers and Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 were acclaimed. Blumenson's final work was published in 2001. Blumenson died on April 15, 2005, in Washington, D.C.

In 1995, he was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for lifetime achievement given by the Society for Military History.

Blumenson was a talented pianist, playing at Carnegie Hall. which was addressed in a later correction, because Blumenson used instead of the original diary of Patton a typed copy with the manipulated content.

Personal life Blumenson met his wife Genevieve Aldebert (d. 2000) in France. They had one child, a son.

Selected works

Mark Clark, The Last of the Great World War II Commanders. 1984. Congdon & Weed, NY. Also Methuen Pubs, Canada ISBN 0-86553-123-4

Patton: The Man Behind the Legend, 1885–1945 The Patton Papers: 1940–1945 Salerno to Cassino Sicily, Whose Victory? The Vilde Affair: Beginnings of the French Resistance

Education B.A. and M.A., Bucknell University, 1939, 1940. M.A., Harvard University, 1942.