Dr. Alan D. Zimm, Wargame Designer, Naval Officer, Historian, Author

Dr. Zimmis a member of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's Principal Professional Staff, serving as Section Leader in the Aviation Systems and Advanced Concepts Group. He received a B.S. in physics

from UCLA, a M.S. in Operations Research from The Naval Postgraduate School,

and a doctorate from the School of Policy, Planning, and Development at the

University of Southern California, with a concentration in Policy Analysis

and Strategic Planning.

A former naval officer, he served as a nuclear power qualified surface warfare officer with over fourteen years of sea duty in carriers, cruisers, destroyers and hydrofoils.  He completed his service as a Commander, USN.

Dr. Zimm received the 1999 Arleigh Burke Award from the U. S. Naval Institute.  He was awarded a Hafstad fellowship in 2002 and a Janney fellowship in 1998, and was awarded a Reining Award Distinguished Citation from the University of Southern California in 2003.  Dr. Zimm is an honorary life member of the United States Naval Institute and a member of the Military Operations Research Society.

He has published extensively, with over 90 books and journal articles in the fields of naval and military history, decision theory, chaos and organizational theory, military strategy and theory, and computer combat modeling and simulations.  He published an award-winning computer simulation of World War II naval surface warfare, Action Stations!  His most recent book is The Attack on Pearl Harbor: Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions,

published in May of 2011.

(Last Updated 29 June 2012.)

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