John Willard Shy (March 23, 1931 – April 8, 2022)[1][2][3] was a military historian and professor emeritus at the University of Michigan.
[6] Born in Ohio,[1][2] Shy attended the United States Military Academy, graduating with a B.S.
[7] Shy was commissioned as a United States Army officer in 1952 and served on active duty until 1955.
[8] Shy received the Morison Prize from the Society for Military History in 2002.
[9] Shy gave the 2008 George C. Marshall Lecture in Military History.