Thomas D. Phillips

Thomas D. Phillips (MMgmt’71) co-authored the book Fire in the North: The Minnesota Uprising and the Sioux War in Dakota Territory. It recounts the Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, which, until exceeded by the tragic events of Sept. 11, had the highest number of civilians killed on American soil. Thomas’ other books on military history include Boots and Saddles: Military Leaders of the American West, In the Shadows of Victory: America’s Forgotten Military Leaders, 1776-1876, and In the Shadows of Victory II: America’s Forgotten Military Leaders, The Spanish-American War to World War II. He and wife Nita live in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he writes and teaches at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Nebraska.