Bradley F. Smith was an American historian and professor.[1][2][3] Smith was born in Seattle, but did not do very well at his education and wound up flunking out of formal education.[2] He joined the United States Air Force, where he worked for four years.[2] After his four-year contract, he studied at and graduated from University of California at Berkeley, earning a degree in history. In 1958, he was a Fulbright Scholar who studied in Germany.[4] He taught for thirty-two years at Cabrillo College, from 1960 to 1992.[1] His books on American intelligence and the military, and World War II were "ground-breaking" and award-winning.[1] He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in the 1990s.[1]

Bradley F. Smith
Born1931
Died2012
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Professor and Historian
ChildrenBradley F. Smith (University Dean)

Books and publications[4][5]

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  • Adolf Hitler; his family, childhood, and youth (1967)
  • Heinrich Himmler: A Nazi in the Making (1971)
  • Heinrich Himmler: Geheimreden, 1933 bis 1945, und andere Ansprachen (1974)
  • Reaching Judgement at Nuremberg (1977)
  • Operation Sunrise: The Secret Surrender (1979)
  • The Road to Nuremberg (1981)
  • The American road to Nuremberg: the documentary record, 1944-1945 (1982)
  • The Shadow Warriors: OSS and the Origins of the CIA (1983)
  • The war's long shadow: the Second World War and its aftermath: China, Russia, Britain, America (1986)
  • OSS Jedburgh teams I (1989)
  • OSS Jedburgh teams II (1989)
  • Other OSS teams (1989)
  • The Spy Factory and Secret Intelligence (1989)
  • The ultra-magic deals: and the most secret special relationship, 1940-1946 (1992)
  • Secret Special Relationship, 1940-1946 (1993)
  • Sharing Secrets with Stalin: How the Allies Traded Intelligence 1941-45 (1996)

Archives

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Bradley Smith Obituary (2012) - Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Sentinel". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  2. ^ a b c Jeffery, Keith (September 12, 2012). "Bradley F Smith: Military and intelligence historian". The Independent UK.
  3. ^ "Smith, Bradley F. | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  4. ^ a b "Plunkett Lake Press". plunkettlakepress.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  5. ^ "LUX: Yale Collections Discovery". lux.collections.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-18.