Allan R. Millett is Major General Raymond E. Mason, Jr., Professor of Military History at The Ohio State University. In 2004 he received the Society for Military History's prestigious Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for lifetime achievement. His books include Semper Fidelis: The History of the United States Marine Corps; For the Common Defense: The Military History of the United States of America; KA War To Be Won: Fighting the Second World War; Their War for Korea; and Mao's Generals Remember Korea.