Roberta Wohlstetter
1912–2007 (age 95)
Historian
Biography
Roberta Wohlstetter was a historian whose rigorous scholarship on intelligence and national security, especially her influential study "Pearl Harbor: Warning and Decision," transformed how policymakers and historians understand warning failures.
Her analytical depth, independence, and clarity reshaped the fields of military history and strategic studies, earning her lasting admiration among peers and students.