John Prados

John Prados is a well-known and prolific author, historian, security analyst, and game designer.He specializes in history of World War II, history of the Vietnam War, and current international relations.

Prados received a Ph.D. from Columbia University in Political Science with an emphasis on International Relations.

Prados is a Senior fellow with the National Security Archive, where he leads its Intelligence Documentation Project and its Vietnam Project.

Prados has written over 20 books.He has also written articles and book reviews for Vanity Fair, Scientific American, Naval History, the Journal of American History, Diplomatic History, Intelligence and National Security, Naval Institute Proceedings, The Journal of National Security Law & Policy, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Journal of East-West Studies, Survival, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe.

Prados has designed strategy games, including Avalanche's Third Reich.His game Khe Sahn, 1968 received the Charles S. Roberts award for "Best Modern Wargame" in 2002. Some of the other games he designed include The Seeds of Disaster, Set Europe Ablaze, and The Victory of Arminius: Teutoburg Forest, IX AD.

Combined Fleet Decoded was named by New York Military Affairs Symposium as the recipient of The Arthur Goodzeit Book Award in 1995. Combined Fleet Decoded was also named a Notable Naval Book of the Year by the United States Naval Institute.

Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh written with Ray W. Stubbe was named Notable Naval Book of the Year by the United States Naval Institute in 1991.

• Prados, John (2017). The Ghosts of Langley: Into the CIA's Heart of Darkness. The New Press. ISBN 9781620970881. OCLC 974700011.
• Prados, John (2016). Storm Over Leyte: The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy. New York: NAL Caliber. ISBN 9780451473615. OCLC 930786579.
• Prados, John (2011). In Country: Remembering the Vietnam War. Lanham, MD: Ivan R. Dee. ISBN 9781566638685. OCLC 681502179.
• Prados, John (2011). Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle That Shaped World War II in Europe. New York: NAL Caliber. ISBN 9780451233837. OCLC 679930937.
• Prados, John (2009). Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700616343. OCLC 276995742.
• Prados, John (2006). Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. ISBN 1566635748. OCLC 64591926.
• Prados, John; Porter, Margaret Pratt (2004). Inside the Pentagon Papers. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0700613250. OCLC 54279988.
• Prados, John (2003). Lost Crusader: The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195128478. OCLC 49493468.
• Prados, John (1999). The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0471254657. OCLC 38199521.
• Prados, John (1995). Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II. Random House. ISBN 0679437010. OCLC 30544409.
• Prados, John; Stubbe, Ray W. (1991). Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0395550033. OCLC 24068862.