Martin Blumenson (November 8, 1918 – April 15, 2005) was an American military historian who served as a historical officer with the Third and Seventh Armies in World War II and later became a prolific author.
During the Korean War, Blumenson again served with the U.S. Army and the unit he commanded (3rd Historical Detachment) was attached to IX Corps.
[3][4][5] During his career, Blumenson authored 17 works on the military history of World War II in North Africa and Europe.
Blumenson died on April 15, 2005, in Washington, D.C.[6] In 1995, he was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for lifetime achievement given by the Society for Military History.
[4] In 2020 accusations were published that he manipulated an entry in the war-diary of General Patton (Patton-Papers 1974) concerning the Chenogne massacre (replacing paramedical soldiers with soldiers),[8] which was addressed in a later correction, because Blumenson used instead of the original diary of Patton a typed copy with the manipulated content.