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Alan F. Wilt

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military strategy. He was the author of five books and he contributed to 10 others, as well as being the author of numerous articles. At the time of his death he was researching the
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Wilt was a man of deep faith, devoted to his family and to his work. He had many interests including golf and ISU women's basketball. He was a lifelong
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fan. He loved gardening, especially roses, and he was a Master Gardener. He did volunteer work at the Ames Public Library,
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from 1967 until his retirement in 1999. He was a visiting professor three times during his career, at the
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from 1998 to 2001. His scholarship made him a recognized authority in
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Wilt was active in many professional organizations, including the
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The Atlantic Wall: Hitler's Defenses in the West, 1941-1944
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Wilt taught Modern European and Military History at
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Nappanee, Indiana
history
DePauw University
University of Michigan
Iowa State University
Air War College
Maxwell Air Force Base
Glasgow University
Society for Military History
German Studies Association
Journal of Military History
World War II
Anglo
American
Combined Chiefs of Staff
World War II
Chicago Cubs
Reiman Gardens
interstitial lung disease
Iowa State University

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