Alan D. Gaff

Alan D. Gaff (born 1948) is an American military historian, best known for his books focusing on American wars such as On Many a Bloody Field (1997), Bayonets in the Wilderness (2004), Blood in the Argonne (2005), and for his memoir on Lou Gehrig titled Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir (2020).

Early life, education and military service

Gaff if from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He graduated with a bachelor of arts in history from Indiana University ^{[ which? ]} in 1979 and a master of arts in history from Ball State University in 1980. Retired sergeant form the United States Army Military Police, where he worked at military prisons. ^[1]

Career

Gaff retired from the United States Postal Service in 2009 after nearly thirty years. ^[1]

He is the recipient of an Award of Merit from the Wisconsin Historical Society. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Selected works

• Brave Men's Tears: The Iron Brigade at Brawner Farm. Morningside. 1985. ISBN   978-0-89029-317-1.
• If this is War: A History of the Campaign of Bull's Run by the Wisconsin Regiment Thereafter Known as the Ragged Ass Second. Morningside. 1991. ISBN   978-0-89029-536-6.
• Gaff (1997). On Many a Bloody Field: Four Years in the Iron Brigade. Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-21294-8.
• Bayonets in the Wilderness: Anthony Wayne's Legion in the Old Northwest. University of Oklahoma Press. 2004. ISBN   978-0-8061-3585-4.
• Blood in the Argonne: The "Lost Battalion" of World War I. University of Oklahoma Press. 2005. ISBN   978-0-8061-3696-7.
• Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir. Simon and Schuster. 2020. ISBN   978-1-9821-3241-5.
• Field of Corpses: Arthur St. Clair and the Death of an American Army. Knox Press. 2023. ISBN   978-1-63758-505-4.

References

1. Paul Semendinger. "SSTN Interviews Alan D. Gaff" (blog), Start Spreading the News website, June 5, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
2. Boylen, Patrick (July 4, 2013). "Alan Gaff". Whatzup. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
3. Bradford, James C. (November 3, 2009). A Companion to American Military History. John Wiley & Sons. p. 61. ISBN   978-1-4443-1511-0.
4. Herdegen, Lance J. (September 21, 2005). The Men Stood Like Iron: How the Iron Brigade Won Its Name. Indiana University Press. p. 231. ISBN   978-0-253-21825-4.
5. Skaggs, David Curtis; Nelson, Larry L. (January 1, 2012). Sixty Years' War for the Great Lakes, 1754-1814. MSU Press. p. XX. ISBN   978-1-60917-218-3.
6. "Alan D. Gaff". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved September 22, 2023.