Barricades

Tom Carhart graduated from West Point in 1966 and served as an infantry platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam (awarded two Purple Hearts).After earning his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, he served as the Editor of "European Taxation," published in Amsterdam. He next worked on defense projects with the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica. Three years later he entered the practice of law in Brussels, representing multinational corporations before the European Economic Community. Finally, he spent many years in the Pentagon, either as an employee or a consultant. Along the way, he also acquired a Ph.D. in history from Princeton, and nine of his military history books have been published commercially.