Harry G. Summers, Jr.
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Harry G. Summers, Jr. (May 6, 1932 - November 14, 1999) was the author of the neo-Clausewitzean analysis of the Vietnam War, titled, On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War (1982). Summers was an infantry colonel in the United States Army, and had served as a squad leader in the Korean War and as a battalion and corps operations officer in the Vietnam War. Colonel Summers was on the negotiation team for the United States at the end of the Vietnam War. He was also an instructor and Distinguished Fellow at the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College in Carlise, Pennsylvania.
Aside from his books, Col. Summers wrote a syndicated national newspaper column on national security affairs for the Los Angeles Times, and was the editor of Vietnam Magazine. He was also a frequent speaker at colleges, lectures, and debates.
During Operation Desert Storm, Col. Summers served as a color analyst and commentator on the live, ongoing network news broadcasts and became a familiar face to the television viewers for a time. He wrote a second work in 1992, predictabily titled, On Strategy II: A Critical Analysis of the Gulf War, ISBN 0-440-21194-8.
Col. Harry G. Summers, Jr. (Ret.) died on November 14, 1999, at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, at the age of 67 years.
