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Alan F. Wilt was born in Nappanee, Indiana (1937-2005). He was a Professor of History and received a bachelor's degree in history from DePauw University, and a master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

Wilt taught modern European and military history at Iowa State University from 1967 until his retirement in 1999. He received a State of Iowa Regents' Faculty Excellence Award in 1993 and served on the ISU Faculty Senate. He was a visiting professor three times during his career, at the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base (1982-83), in the Iowa-Arizona London Study Abroad Program (1991), and at Glasgow University (1997).

Wilt was active in many professional organizations, including the Society for Military History, the Western Association for German Studies, and the German Studies Association. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Military History from 1998-2001.

His scholarship made him a recognized authority in World War II military strategy. He was the author of five books and he contributed to 10 others, as well as being the author of numerous articles. At the time of his death he was researching the Anglo-American combined chiefs of staff during World War II.

Wilt was a man of deep faith, devoted to his family and to his work. He had many interests including golf and ISU women's basketball. He was a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. He loved gardening, especially roses, and he was a master gardener. He did volunteer work in Ames, Iowa. He passed away in 2005 of Interstitial Lung Disease.