William J. Spahr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam J. Spahr
American CIA analyst
Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1921
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jun-2011
Profession: historian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About William J. Spahr
- William Joseph Spahr (June 28, 1921 – June 13, 2011) was a prominent American CIA analyst, author, and retired Army colonel who was an authority on Soviet military policy.
- A 1943 graduate of the U.S.
- Military Academy at West Point, he spent 26 years in the U.S.
- Army and served in Europe during World War II.
- He earned the Bronze Star Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, and the CIA Career Intelligence Medal. He is known for writing the books "Zhukov: The Rise and Fall of a Great Captain" which was published in 1993 and "Stalin’s Lieutenants: A Study of Command Under Duress" which was published in 1997.
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