Martin K.A. Morgan
Martin K.A. Morgan is an author and historian who specializes in American and military history. The experience Mr. Morgan gained in public history during his time as a former park ranger and a museum professional paved the way for the publishing and broadcasting work he does today. He is the author of Down To Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy and The Americans on D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion. He contributes frequently to World War II Quarterly, Shooting Illustrated, and The American Rifleman. Additionally, he has been published in Aviation History, World War II, World War II History, Armchair General, GCA Journal, 39/45 Magazine (France), and After the Battle (U.K.).
Mr. Morgan appears regularly on television programs as an expert on a variety of historical subjects, including Discovery, National Geographic, HISTORY, H2, The Weather Channel, Syfy, Outdoor Channel, Smithsonian Channel, and American Heroes Channel. Subjects he has covered have ranged from D-Day to Pearl Harbor to how whiskey, Christmas, and chocolate have changed history. Since 2002, he has been leading battlefield tours around the world, mostly in Europe.
Currently a history doctoral candidate at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Mr. Morgan holds a B.A. in history from the University of Alabama and an M.A. in history from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.