Walter R. Borneman, b. 5 Jan 1952, an American historian and lawyer, is the author of well-known popular books on 18th and 19th century United States history. He received his B.A. in 1974 from Western State College of Colorado, and received an M.A. in history there in 1975 for a thesis on "Irwin : silver camp of the Ruby Mountains"; in 1981 he received a law degree from the University of Denver, and practiced law. A book published in May 2012, is The Admirals Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the 5-star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea. Publisher, Little Brown & Co, ISBN 978-0-316-09784-0. He has also written a number of books about mountaineering in Colorado, where he currently lives. His latest book is American Spring which covers the Revolutionary War from its onset to the Battle of Bunker Hill. 

January 5th, 1952 in (Age 72)