Douglas V Meed

Douglas V Meed was a former US infantryman and cryptanalyst with the Army Security Agency in Europe. Following degrees in Journalism and History he worked as reporter and editor with the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Light newspapers, before being selected as Foreign Services Officer with the United States Information Agency in Europe and Asia. He wrote a number of books and numerous articles for history magazines and academic journals. Douglas sadly passed away in 2005.EXTRA TEXT IF NEEDED:He has written a number of books, including The Fighting Texas Navy 1832-1843 (Republic of Texas Press, 2001) and Texas Wanderlust (Texas A&M University Press, 1997).