Perry D. Jamieson earned a B.A. degree from Michigan State University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Wayne State University. He taught American military history at the University of Texas at El Paso and has worked for the Air Force History Program since 1980. He has contributed to the annual histories of the Strategic Air Command, Air Force Systems Command, Air Force Space Command and Headquarters United States Air Force, and to many special projects. He is also the author of three books on the U. S. Army during and after the Civil War.