Robert B. Asprey

Military Service
Military Service
Branch	United States Marine Corps Marine Beach Jumper Unit; 5th Marine Division; ; United States Army US Army Intelligence; ;
Rank	captain
Battles / wars	World War II; Korean War;
Awards	Purple Heart

Robert B. Asprey
Robert B. Asprey
	Asprey at his home in Spain in 2003
Born	Robert Brown Asprey; February 16, 1923}; Sioux City, Iowa, US
Died	January 26, 2009 (aged 85); Sarasota, FL, USA
Education	University of Iowa (BA); Oxford University; University of Vienna; University of Nice;
Occupation(s)	author, military historian
Years active	1959-2001
Relatives	Larned B. Asprey (brother); Winifred Asprey (sister);
Branch
Military Service
Branch	United States Marine Corps Marine Beach Jumper Unit; 5th Marine Division; ; United States Army US Army Intelligence; ;
Rank	captain
Battles / wars	World War II; Korean War;
Awards	Purple Heart

Robert Brown Asprey (February 16, 1923 – January 26, 2009) was an American military historian and author, noted for his books on military history published between 1959 and 2001.