Melvyn P. Leffler

Melvyn P. Leffler
Born	Melvyn Paul Leffler (1945-05-31) May 31, 1945 (age 79) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Historian educator
Nationality	American
Education	Cornell University (BS) Ohio State University (PhD)
Notable awards	Bancroft Prize (1993) George Louis Beer Prize (2008)
Spouse	Phyllis Koran ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	2
Parents	Louis Leffler Mollie Leffler

Melvyn Paul Leffler (born May 31, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York)^[1] is an American historian and educator, currently Edward Stettinius Professor of History at the University of Virginia.^[2] He is the winner of numerous awards, including the Bancroft Prize for his book A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration and the Cold War, and the American Historical Association’s George Louis Beer Prize for his book For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War.