Background

Abrahamson, James Leonard was born on September 14, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles Arthur and Katherine Elizabeth (Herriott) Abrahamson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1959. Master of Arts, University Geneva, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1977.

Career

Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1959; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army, 1980; retired, United States Army, 1986; assistant professor to professor, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1966-1969, 75-84; Eisenhower chair, director strategic studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 1984-1986; Barden professor of government, department chairman government and history, Campbell U., Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1986-1991; Barden professor government, Campbell U., Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1991-1994; professor, American Military U., Manassas, Virginia, since 1994.

Achievements

• James Leonard Abrahamson has been listed as a noteworthy History educator by Marquis Cd.

Works

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  • American Home Front: Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I and World War II

    ("The American Home Front" is a comparative analysis of th...)

  • America Arms for a New Century: The Making of a Great Military Power

Membership

Member Organisation of America Historians, Society for Military History.

Connections

Married Marigold Ann Lansdale, November 9, 1963.

father:

Charles Arthur Abrahamson

mother:

Katherine Elizabeth (Herriott) Abrahamson

spouse:

Marigold Ann Lansdale