Dirk Anthony Ballendorf (April 22, 1939 – February 4, 2013) was an American historian and professor whose area of expertise was Micronesia.
Ballendorf, a specialist on Micronesian culture, politics, current affairs, and history, authored more than two hundred articles and eleven books during his career.
Ballenforf joined the Peace Corps after college and attended Ateneo de Manila University while serving in the Philippines.
[4] To obtain the classified documents needed for the book, Ballendorf filed requests under the Freedom of Information Act in November 2000.
He was survived by his wife, Francesca "Paka" Remengesau, who was from Palau; daughter, Heidi, the marketing administrator for the Guam Waterworks Authority, and son, Hans.