Dingman, Roger

Professor
Department of History
213-740-1667
dingman@usc.edu

Professor Dingman is an American, international, military, and naval historian with a particular interest in 20th century trans-Pacific relations. His research focuses on Japanese-American relations. He is currently working on two books. Bridge to the Rising Sun is a study of World War II Japanese language officers and their impact on America's postwar relations with Japan. Anchor for Peace traces the history and cross-cultural impact of the American naval presence in Japan since 1853.
 
Education:
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1969
M.A., Harvard University
B.A., Stanford University
   
Selected Publications:
Ghost of War: The Sinking of the Awa maru and Japanese-American Relations, 1945-1995, Naval Institute Press, 1997.

"The Dagger and the Gift: The Impact of the Korean War on Japan." Journal of American-East Asian Relations, 2, Spring 1993.

Power in the Pacific: The Origins of Naval Arms Limitation, 1915-1922, University of Chicago Press, 1976.

Modern Japan and World Order, Tokyo University Press, 1974.