Robert M. Citino

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Robert M. Citino
Robert Citino's faculty picture
Born	June 19, 1958 Cleveland, Ohio
Died	N/A N/A
Occupation	Writer, Professor, Historian
Spouse	Roberta Citino

Robert M. Citino is a history professor, scholar and writer currently teaching at Eastern Michigan University. He specializes in German military history and has earned acclaim by writing several historical books on the subject. He has appeared as a consultant on the History Channel several times on the subject of World War II and German military tactics.

1 Background
2 Scholarly Works
3 University Career
4 Bibliography
5 Trivia
6 External Links

[edit] Background

After graduating with his Bachelor's degree in history from Ohio State University, 1978, Robert Citino then went on to earn his Master's and PhD from Indiana University in 1980 and 1984, respectively. He is married with three daughters and has taught history at EMU for more than a decade, occasionally taking a sabbatical to write another book. He is fluent in German and is a prolific reader of early 20th century German military literature, particularly the "Militär-Wochenblatt", a professional German military periodical published from 1816 to 1942.

[edit] Scholarly Works

Robert Citino is one of America's authorities on German military history, having appeared on the History Channel as a consultant on the subject, notably on “Hard Target.” where he discussed the failure of U.S. intelligence before the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 and on HistoryCENTER where he discussed the fall of Japan in the last eight months of WWII. He has also authored numerous books, notably "The Path to Blitzkrieg", "Quest For Decisive Victory", "Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm", and "The German Way of War". He is working on a book called "The Death of the Wehrmacht". In 2005 his book "The German Way of War" was chosen as one of two selections of the month for the Military Book Club, competing with Oliver North's "War Stories III".

[edit] University Career

Citino is a proponent of changing the current nomenclature of German military tactics. Although he uses the word Blitzkrieg on the cover of his books he has always espoused the view that it should be called by its proper German military term, Bewegungskrieg or maneuver warfare. He has taught history classes at Eastern Michigan University for over a decade, mostly on German military history, stressing the doctrines of manuever warfare to create a Kesselschlacht and the German doctrine of Auftragstaktik. He has also taught classes about Hitler's Germany, the Holocaust and American military history. In 1993 he won EMU’s Teaching I Award in for his enthusiasm in the classroom and his ability to inspire student interest in history.

[edit] Bibliography

Citino (1987). The Evolution of Blitzkrieg Tactics: Germany Defends Itself Against Poland, 1918-1933, Ph.D. dissertation, Greenwood Press.
Citino (unknown). The Rise and Development of Armored Warfare: A Reference Guide
Citino (unknown). Crane Army Ammunition Activity Annual Historical Review Fiscal Years 1980-1983
Citino (1991). Germany and the Union of South Africa in the Nazi Period, Greenwood Press.
Citino (1994). Armored Forces: History and Sourcebook, Greenwood Press.
Citino (2002). Quest for Decisive Victory: From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940, University Press of Kansas.
Citino (2004). Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare, University Press of Kansas.
Citino (2005). The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich, University Press of Kansas.
Citino (2007). The Death of the Wehrmacht: The Campaigns of 1942, in the publishing stage.