Richard H. Shultz Jr.

About the Author

Richard H. Shultz Jr. is a distinguished historian and national security expert whose work illuminates the shadowy corners of modern warfare and intelligence operations. With a Ph.D. in political science from Boston University, he has served as a professor at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where he founded the International Security Studies Program. Shultz's research draws on declassified documents and firsthand accounts to reveal the intricacies of covert actions during the Cold War era. His seminal book, The Secret War Against Hanoi: The Untold Story of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vietnam – The Pentagon's SOG Operations: Psychological Warfare and Deception, provides a gripping narrative of the U.S. military's clandestine efforts in Southeast Asia, blending rigorous scholarship with compelling storytelling to challenge conventional histories of the Vietnam War.