J.D. Coleman

MAJ J. D. COLEMAN was a U.S. Army officer and military historian who served two tours of duty, retiring in 1979 as a Lieutenant Colonel after more than a decade of combined service. His books include WONJU: The Gettysburg of the Korean War, Incursion, and Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam.

Coleman held a degree in journalism from the University of Montana and served as an Airborne infantryman in the 187th Regimental Combat Team during the Korean War, making two combat jumps behind enemy lines, and later as a public information officer with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam.

He also edited Air Cav: History of the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam 1965–1969. His writing drew directly on his combat experience and decades of engagement with military history.

Coleman died of cancer in 2005.

J.D. Coleman’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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