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Author Ambrose accused of lifting another's work

January 06, 2002

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — A columnist and a historian have accused best-selling author Stephen E. Ambrose of copying passages in his recent book "The Wild Blue."

The two cite details and phrasing very similar to descriptions in "The Wings of Morning," a book by historian Thomas Childers.

Both books tell the stories of World War II bomber pilots. Ambrose included footnotes in his book acknowledging that Childers' book was a source of information in the relevant pages. But Ambrose does not acknowledge quoting from the book or borrowing phrases or wording.

In this week's issue of The Weekly Standard, Fred Barnes, the columnist and executive editor of the conservative magazine, argues that Ambrose borrowed far more than what a footnote usually implies. Barnes cites several sentences and paragraphs of "The Wild Blue" that closely echo words in "The Wings of Morning."

In an interview Friday, Childers, who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania, said he also had concluded that Ambrose borrowed excessively. "I felt sort of disappointed," he said.

Ambrose, a respected historian who is an emeritus faculty member at the University of New Orleans, was unavailable for comment. His publisher said "The Wild Blue" was "appropriately footnoted."
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