Ronald Smelser

Ronald Smelser
Ronald Smelser
Born	1942 (age 82–83); Pennsylvania, United States
Occupations	Professor of history; author; editor;
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin
Academic work
Era	20th century
Institutions	University of Utah
Main interests	Modern European history, historiography
Notable works	The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture

Ronald Smelser (born 1942) is an American historian, author, and former professor of history at the University of Utah. He specializes in modern European history, including the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, and has written several books on these topics. Smelser is the author, together with fellow historian Edward J. Davies, of the 2008 book The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture.

Ronald Smelser
Born	1942 (age 82–83) Pennsylvania, United States
Occupations	Professor of history author editor

Academic background
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin
Academic work
Era	20th century
Institutions	University of Utah
Main interests	Modern European history, historiography
Notable works	The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture