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Hugh Alexander Ambrose (August 12, 1966 – May 23, 2015) was an American historian and the author of a best-selling popular history The Pacific which details the Pacific Theater in World War II. Ambrose rose to prominence as a researcher for and collaborator with his father, historian Stephen E. Ambrose.

Education

Ambrose received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Montana.[1]

Academic career

Ambrose collaborated with his father on the book The Pacific. Following the elder Ambrose's death from cancer in 2002, Hugh Ambrose finished the book and served as a project consultant on the television series of the same name.[2]

Ambrose was also a former vice president of The National WWII Museum.[1][2]

Public service

He was a trustee for the Lewis and Clark Library in Helena. He served on the board of the Myrna Loy Center for the Performing and Media Arts also in Helena.[3]

Personal life

With his family, he was a resident of Helena, Montana.[1] He died in Helena of cancer at age 48. He was survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. [3]

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. 2,0 2,1 Margalit Fox, "Hugh Ambrose, Historian Who Wrote 'The Pacific,' Dies at 48," New York Times, May 27, 2015, accessed May 28, 2015.
  3. 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web