I have 43 years of experience and specialize in the field of American history, with specific knowledge of urban history, history of the United States West, WWII, and the military industrial complex. I have published on such topics as city politics, war and society, United States cities in World War II, military-industrial complex, American cities in the Gilded Age, women, Hispanics, and city politics, city planning history, San Francisco history, the history of Los Angeles and the history of San Diego.