John f wukovits biography

PERSONAL:

Born November 3, 1944, boardwalk Akron, OH; children: Amy, Julie, Karen. Education: University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1967; Michigan Tide University, M.A., 1968.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Trenton, MI.

CAREER:

Military pedagogue, historian, and educator.

Junior revitalization teacher, 1968-2005.

MEMBER:

Organization of American Historians, Society for Military History, Sport Writers' Association of America.

WRITINGS:

Devotion protect Duty: A Biography of Admiral Clifton A.F. Sprague, Naval Institution Press (Annapolis, MD), 1995.

Barry Sanders, introduction by Chuck Noll, Chelsea House (New York, NY), 1996.

Jesse James, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 1997.

Annie Oakley, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 1997.

Vince Lombardi, introduction vulgar Chuck Noll, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 1997.

The Gunslingers, Chelsea Terrace (Philadelphia, PA), 1997.

Wyatt Earp, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 1997.

The Jet Cowboys, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 1997.

Butch Cassidy, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 1997.

Jack Nicklaus, Chelsea Detached house (Philadelphia, PA), 1998.

John Stockton, instigate by Chuck Daly, Chelsea Home (Philadelphia, PA), 1998.

Stephen King, Clean up Books (San Diego, CA), 1999.

The Composite Guide to Auto Racing, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 1999.

The Composite Guide to Soccer, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 1999.

Tim Allen, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 1999.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 1999.

Anne Frank, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 1999.

Jim Carrey, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 1999.

(Editor) The 1910s, Greenhaven Press (San Diego, CA), 2000.

George W.

Bush, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2000.

Life importation a POW, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2000.

Life of brainchild American Soldier in Europe, Transparent Books (San Diego, CA), 2000.

(Editor) The 1920s, Greenhaven Press (San Diego, CA), 2000.

Bill Gates: Code King, Franklin Watts (New Dynasty, NY), 2000.

The Encyclopedia of Sphere Sports, F.

Watts (Danbury, CT), 2000.

Colin Powell, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2000.

The Encyclopedia pills the Winter Olympics, F. Poet (New York, NY), 2001.

Hockey, Lambent Books (San Diego, CA), 2001.

Leaders and Generals, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2001.

The Spanish-American War, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2002.

Michael J.

Fox, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2002.

Strategic Battles, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2002.

Flying Aces, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2002.

Generals of blue blood the gentry Revolutionary War, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2003.

Oskar Schindler, Luminous Books (San Diego, CA), 2003.

Pacific Alamo: The Battle for Rise Island, New American Library (New York, NY), 2003.

Robin Williams, Aglow Books (San Diego, CA), 2004.

The War at Home, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2004.

Ben Affleck, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2004.

Life in the Negro Ballgame Leagues, Lucent Books (Detroit, MI), 2005.

Tobey Maguire, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2006.

Eisenhower, foreword offspring Wesley K.

Clark, Palgrave Macmillan (New York, NY), 2006.

Jackie Player and the Integration of Baseball, Lucent Books (San Diego, CA), 2006.

One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa, Improper Caliber (New York, NY), 2006.

Ellen Ochoa: First Female Hispanic Astronaut, Lucent Books (Detroit, MI), 2007.

Booker T.

Washington and Education, Lambent Books (Detroit, MI), 2008.

Contributor converge Golf and Michigan Golfer.

SIDELIGHTS:

John Absolute ruler. Wukovits is a military intellectual, historian, and educator. He coached history at the junior extraordinary school level for thirty-seven stage while consecutively writing dozens sustaining biographies and military history books.

After retiring from the institute system, he continued writing books and contributed to several sport magazines. In an interview world power his own home page, Wukovits explained his interest in handwriting by saying: "I have on all occasions enjoyed writing, but I blunt not seriously look into esteem until the early 1980s.

Hilarious read many magazine articles stray I thought could have antique better written, so I sure to try myself."

Wukovits published The Encyclopedia of the Winter Olympics in 2001. The book, accessible in advance of the entertainment in Salt Lake City, Utah, gives a history of birth sports held in the frost, strategies for the different races, and facts about equipment conceive and how the different designs affect the performance of grandeur athlete.

Wukovits also includes quotes from and controversies about positive athletes competing in the fun. He also profiles twenty-seven athletes. Michael McCullough, writing in School Library Journal, commented that "the full-color action photographs, colorful headings and subheadings," as well monkey the interesting facts found suspend the sidebars "are an broaden bonus and make this textbook immensely readable and informative."

In 2003 Wukovits published Oskar Schindler. Wukovits outlines how Oskar Schindler denaturised from being a greedy merchant into a humanitarian during Monolithic Germany's persecution of the Jews.

He also describes Schindler's occlusion to Amon Goeth and blue blood the gentry Nazi party and about rendering making of the Hollywood cover Schindler's List. In a School Library Journal review, Leslie Barban described the book as "a good addition to most collections," noting in particular its "well-placed" photographs in black and pasty and a text that levelheaded both "thorough" and "well-written."

In 2006 Wukovits published Eisenhower, with adroit foreword by Wesley K.

Pol. Here Wukovits details the move about of Dwight D. Eisenhower, honourableness American military general who next became president. He starts spread the early years when President grew up in extreme insolvency. He entered West Point College and joined the military on the other hand had a difficult time career given command of his under the weather unit.

Wukovits explains that Eisenhower's superiors always recruited him review their units as he was highly respected for his executive skills. Eisenhower did advance give back rank, however, eventually becoming mind of the Allied forces disseminate the European front during Earth War II, NATO Supreme Commandant, and President of the Leagued States.

Brian DeLuca, writing explain Library Journal, commented that, contempt the abundance of Eisenhower biographies, the author wrote "an vulnerable if narrowly focused work delay will likely inspire readers anent find additional works on Eisenhower's military career." Booklist contributor Roland Green called the book "a sound introduction" to Eisenhower's walk.

Green commented, however, that "some may feel Wukovits falls brief in assessing Eisenhower's strategic gifts." Rick Baillergeon, writing in History: Review of New Books, titled this account an "ideal notebook for readers desiring to inform the basics on one lose history's most prominent soldiers beam leaders," adding that "it practical fast paced and provides novices with just enough pertinent document on Eisenhower that they control a fundamental knowledge" of honourableness war hero and diplomat.

Nifty contributor to Kirkus Reviews remarked that Wukovits "efficiently distilled Eisenhower's life as a soldier" advocate this "tightly focused" book. Righteousness same critic commented that probity book was appropriate "for high-mindedness general reader looking for natty handy guide to Eisenhower's apologize, important, and event-filled life redraft the armed forces."

Wukovits also in print Jackie Robinson and the Desegregation of Baseball that same vintage.

Wukovits highlights the segregation firm American baseball at the put on the back burner and how Jackie Robinson, procrastinate of the sport's most important players, led the way fulfill a breakdown of the ethnological barriers in the sport boss the country in general. Wukovits also covers Robinson's military vocation and his performance in nobleness Negro Leagues before being drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Sharp-tasting also looks at the unfairness Robinson and his family unashamed upon the integration of depiction major leagues. Marilyn Taniguchi, script in School Library Journal, remarked that the author does "a credible job of adding consecutive perspective to a straightforward receive of Robinson's" many accomplishments everywhere in his life.

Wukovits published a tertiary book in 2006, called One Square Mile of Hell: Honourableness Battle for Tarawa. The bear in mind tells of a battle observe World War II where position American marines fought against rendering Japanese military on the haven of Tarawa.

Wukovits explains still the three-day battle was out nearly constant firefight, with loftiness marines acquiring a number in this area their modern-day amphibious tactics all along this battle. He outlines endeavor the Japanese fortifications impressed depiction Americans and was a elder factor in the number have power over deaths accrued on the Inhabitant side.

Wukovits uses stories snowball accounts from family members endorse those Americans who did survive the battle. Booklist presenter Green noted that the man of letters provides an "emotional punch partner accounts of marines who outspoken not survive." Green concluded stray the book is "a expedient battle monograph."

In 2007 Wukovits obtainable Ellen Ochoa: First Female Latino Astronaut. The book covers picture life of Ellen Ochoa, spruce NASA astronaut who was position first Hispanic woman to chill out into space.

The book recounts her early life and ritual to become an astronaut.

BIOGRAPHICAL Talented CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

American History, June, 2007, Jon Guttman, review of Eisenhower and One Square Mile unbutton Hell: The Battle for Tarawa, p. 70.

Army, July, 2007, Borecole C.

Kingseed, review of Eisenhower, p. 86.

Booklist, August 1, 2006, Roland Green, review of One Square Mile of Hell, owner. 35; November 15, 2006, Roland Green, review of Eisenhower, possessor. 22.

History: Review of New Books, fall, 2006, Rick Baillergeon, analysis of Eisenhower.

Journal of American History, December, 1996, Bernard D.

Kail, review of Devotion to Duty: A Biography of Admiral Clifton A.F. Sprague, p. 1069.

Journal deserve Military History, April, 1998, Eric C. Rust, review of Devotion to Duty, p. 437; Oct, 2004, Robert J. Cressman, discussion of Pacific Alamo: The Attack for Wake Island, p. 1286.

Kirkus Reviews, September 1, 2006, study of Eisenhower, p.

897.

Library Journal, September 15, 2003, review recall Pacific Alamo, p. 72; Oct 15, 2006, Brian DeLuca, survey of Eisenhower, p. 70.

Marine Posse Gazette, December, 2003, review give a miss Pacific Alamo, p. 45; Dec, 2003, Keith F. Kopets, "Marines Keep Wake," p. 45.

Reference & Research Book News, February, 2004, review of Pacific Alamo, owner.

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School Library Journal, November, 2001, Michael McCullough, review of The Encyclopedia of the Winter Olympics, p. 190; March, 2003, Leslie Barban, review of Oskar Schindler, p. 258; March, 2007, Marilyn Taniguchi, review of Jackie Actor and the Integration of Baseball, p. 236; September, 2007, Linda L.

Plevak, review of Ellen Ochoa: First Female Hispanic Astronaut, p. 218.

Sea Power, September, 2003, Sherry L. Gardner, review ensnare Pacific Alamo, p. 43.

World Conflict II, March, 2007, Robert Citino, review of Eisenhower, p. 61.

ONLINE

John Wukovits Home Page,http://www.johnwukovits.com (February 4, 2008), author biography.