Robert K. Wright, Jr.
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Robert K. Wright, Jr. (born 1946) is an American military historian and author. He graduated in 1968 with a degree in history from Holy Cross College. He entered the army, serving as a teletype operator, and then with the XVIII Corps Military History Detachment. During the second assignment he recorded the operations of the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam during 1969 and 1970.
After his discharge in 1970, sergeant Wright returned to school, ultimately earning his Ph.D. in history from the College of William and Mary in 1980. For several years he worked with the Organizational History Branch of the U.S. Army Center of Military History. He was also commissioned in the Virginia National Guard.
In addition to his many scholarly works and articles related to the Continental Army and the American Revolutionary War, he continued his work of recording current military history. Major Wright worked on first hand accounts of Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989, and of operations during the Gulf War in 1990-1991.
His 1983 book, "The Continental Army" has become the standard reference that describes the army of the Revolutionary War; its history, structure, organization and units.
Books by Wrght
- "The Continental Army"; 1983, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.; ISBN 0160019311
- "Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution"; 1987, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.; ISBN 0160019559.
- "Military Police"; 1991, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.; ISBN 0160308453.
External link
- On-line text of Wright's Continental Army (http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/revwar/contarmy/ca-fm.htm)