作者: Douglas V. Meed

Douglas V Meed is a former US infantryman and cryptanalyst with the Army Security Agency in Europe. Following degrees in Journalism and history he worked as reporter and editor with the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Light newspapers, before being selected as Foreign Services Officer with the United States Information Agency in Europe and Asia. He has written a number of books, including “The Fighting Texas Navy 1832-1843” (Republic of Texas Press, 2001) and “Texas Wanderlust” (Texas A&M University Press, 1997). He has also written numerous articles for history magazines and academic journals.