Walter R. Borneman

Walter R. Borneman is the author of several books, including The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King; Polk; The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America; 1812: The War That Forged a Nation; The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America, and Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land. He is the president of the Walter V. and Idun Y. Berry Foundation, which funds postdoctoral fellowships in children’s health at Stanford University. He lives in Colorado.