Samuel B. Griffith IIrose to the rank of Brigadier General (U. S. M. C.), retiring in 1956 after serving on the staff of the U. S. Commander in Chief, Europe. He earned a Ph. D. in Chinese military history from Oxford in 1961. A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, he served in Nicaragua, China, Cuba, and England prior to World War II. Wounded at Guadalcanal, he later returned to action and won the Navy Cross and the Army Distinguished Service Cross. His translation of Sun-Tzu's Art of War (Oxford UP) is a staple of modern military study.
