Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr.

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American Historical Association - Army Aviation Association of America - 28th Infantry Division Association - The Capital Area WWII Roundtable - Military Writers Society of America
Walter was born July 13, 1949 in Avonmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in world military history and a Master of Arts degree in global history.

After retiring as the command historian of the U.S. Army's 28th Infantry Division he works today as a freelance writer. He is also a contributing writer for World Book Encyclopedia and a variety of magazines and on-line publications. Walter has written on an array of subjects and is working on several books.

Accompanied by his wife Bonnie, he has traveled extensively throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, Europe, and North Africa. He has visited World War I and World War II battlefields in Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Egypt, and France. They currently live in Los Barriles, B. C. Sur., Mexico.

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For the Fatherland offers a captivating glimpse into the mind of a German boy whose involvement in the Hitler Youth transforms him from innocent child to cold-blooded killer...to penitent man.
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The Chronicles of the 28th Infantry Division is an anthology of the official reports, personal accounts, news releases, and stories of the Division's deployments to the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
World War II
Breakout From the Hedgerows: A Lesson in Ingenuity *
Rulers of the World: Hitler Youth *
Special Motivation: The Motivation and Actions of the Einsatzgruppen *
World War I
National Pride and National Positioning Made World War I Inevitable
Nationalism and World War I in Europe
The Battle of the Surigao Strait: The Last Crossing of the "T" *
The Rape of Nanking: Reasons and Recrimination *
The Soviet Formula for Success in World War II *
The Success of the Deutches Afrika Korps was Based on Rommel's
Leadership
The Use of Poison Gas in World War I and the Effect on Society
World War I Policy and Strategy: Ends and Means
Revolution
President Porfirio Diaz: A Major Cause of the Mexican Revolution of 1910
Social Causes of the Chinese Revolution
The Ecological Damage Inflicted on Central Asia by Russian Rule
The Financial Crisis that Contributed to the French Revolution
The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Warfare
The Influence of the Young Turks Revolution on the Politics of the Balkins
and the Middle East
When Slogans Aren't Enough: The Bolsheviks Come Up With Ways to Keep the Revolution Going
The Rise of Somali Piracy
America's Paradoxical Trinity: WWII and Vietnam *
Hitler's Leadership Style: The Undoing of Germany
Special Operations: A Way Ahead
Strategic Events and Technological Developments of Air Power That Changed the Accuracy of War
Sun Tzu Compared to Clausewitz
Sun Tzu and Clausewitz Applied to War at Sea
The Evolution of German Military Strategy and Tactics: 1914-1945
The Work of Bismarck in Unifying Germany
Historiography
Constantine's Influence on Christian Historiography
Macedonians Impact on Eurasia
The "CNN" Effect
The Evolution of Historiography in the Greek Civilization
The Iliad and the Odyssey: Shapers of the Future
The Political and Social Consequences of the Black Death, 1348-1351
The Western World was saved at the Battle of Chalons, 451 AD
Short Stories About the Holocaust -
Military Leadership, Philosophy, Strategy and Tactics
The Treaty of Versailles and the Impact on Germany
The Concentration Camps and the Death Camps
The Seeds of Genocide
German Laws Discriminating Against Jews
Who was a Jew in Nazi Germany?
The Problems the Mischlinge Presented the Nazis
The Holocaust: Under the Cover of War
The Pursuit of the SS in the Extermination of the Jews
What Ordinary Germans Knew and the Role of the Wehrmacht
The Lack of Jewish Resistance
The Holocaust: Can it Happen Again and What Was Learned?
Adolt Hitler's Rise to Power and the Affect of Mein Kampf
The Evolution of the Holocaust
The Nuremburg Laws and the Wannsee Conference
From Racial Laws to the Final Solution
The Mischlinge
Why the Holocaust was Possible
The SS, SD, and Gestapo
The Jewish Ghettos of World War II
The Final Solution
Consolidated Bibliography
Drama, Poetry, and Stuff -
A Play - The Ceremony
A Poem - Miteirya Ridge
A Poem - The Count
A Poem - Assateague Island
Snail Mail:   Los Barriles, B.C. Sur.
                      Apartado Postal #20 BV
                      C.P. 23330, Mexico
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The Tijuana Dog
Magazine Articles -
Doughboys, Dog Faces and Darned Good
Weird and Wonderful Tales of Deployment
Distinguished Gentlemen
Triangle of Courage
Pennsylvania Guardians:
Army Aviation:
Shadow Warriors
Freelane Writer - Historian
Our First Caribbean Beach
Religon Causes Military Action
The Search
All articles may be quoted with proper citation.
* Published at Military History Online
The Glass Menagerie
Using Army Aviation Warfighting
The Guard Experience:
Honored For Heroism
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