Roger Hilsman, American soldier, academic, and politician (born 1919)

Roger Hilsman

American soldier, statesman, teacher, and author. Key figure in Vietnam War policy.

Roger Hilsman Jr. was an American soldier, government official, political scientist, and author. He saw action in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II, first with Merrill's Marauders, getting wounded in combat, and then as a guerilla leader for the Office of Strategic…