Bradley W. Hart is the Senior Historian at the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy. Hart received his PhD in history from Churchill College, Cambridge, and is the author of two books, including Hitler’s American Friends: The Third Reich’s Supporters in the United States (2018), and more than 20 academic articles and book chapters. Before joining the Institute, Hart taught at California State University, Fresno, and worked as an international affairs fellow in Washington DC. He has made numerous television, radio, podcast, and documentary appearances. He is the host of the Museum’s podcast series Secret WWII: Spies & Special Ops and his current research focuses on intelligence, espionage, and information warfare in World War II.
Bradley W. Hart, PhD
Senior Historian
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