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Brian VanDeMark

Brian VanDeMark taught history at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, for thirty-five years. The author of several books on American history, he also coauthored Robert McNamara’s best-selling Vietnam memoir, In Retrospect. He lives in Maryland.

Brian VanDeMark

Brian VanDeMark taught history at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, for thirty-five years. The author of several books on American history, he also coauthored Robert McNamara’s best-selling Vietnam memoir, In Retrospect. He lives in Maryland.

Awards

Longlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2024

Books by Brian VanDeMark

  • Kent State: An American Tragedy

    Brian VanDeMark

    Hardback, 2024

    A definitive history of the fatal clash between Vietnam War protestors and the National Guard, illuminating its causes and lasting consequences
  • Kent State: An American Tragedy

    Brian VanDeMark

    E Book

    A definitive history of the fatal clash between Vietnam War protestors and the National Guard, illuminating its causes and lasting consequences
  • Kent State: An American Tragedy

    Brian VanDeMark

    Paperback, 2026

    A definitive history of the fatal clash between Vietnam War protestors and the National Guard, illuminating its causes and lasting consequences