Erickson, John

Erickson, John
▪ 2003

      British military historian (b. April 17, 1929, Newcastle, Eng.—d. Feb. 10, 2002, Edinburgh, Scot.), was widely regarded as the West's foremost authority on the Soviet Union's military development, in particular the role the Red Army played in World War II. His vast knowledge and insightful judgments were most apparent in his two-volume magnum opus—The Road to Stalingrad (1975) and The Road to Berlin (1982). Erickson gained access to Soviet research materials denied to most Western scholars by stressing his command of the Russian language, his reputation for impartiality and attention to detail, and the wartime experiences of his Serbian-born wife, who had been liberated by Soviet troops and with whom he occasionally collaborated. Erickson taught at the Universities of St. Andrews (1958–62), Manchester (1962–67), and Edinburgh (1967–88); during the Cold War he also served as a NATO adviser and as an informal diplomat.

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