Arthur John Langguth (July 11, 1933 – September 1, 2014) was an American author, journalist and educator, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[1][2] Langguth was the author of several dark, satirical novels, a biography of the English short story master Saki, and lively histories of the Trail of Tears, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, Afro-Brazilian religion in Brazil and the United States, the Vietnam War, the political life of Julius Caesar and U.S. involvement with torture in Latin America.

A graduate of Harvard College (AB, 1955), Langguth was South East Asian correspondent and Saigon bureau chief for The New York Times during the Vietnam War, using the byline "Jack Langguth".

[3][4][5] He also wrote and reported for Look Magazine in Washington, DC and The Valley Times in Los Angeles, California.

[7] Langguth lived in Hollywood and died on September 1, 2014, at the age of 81.