'''Harry Turtledove''' is an American historian and science fiction author. He is best known for his work in the genre of [[alternate history]].
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'''Harry Turtledove''' is an American historian and science fiction author. He is best known for his work in the genre of [[alternate history]]. He was born in 1949 in Los Angeles, educated at the University of California with a PhD in Byzantine history, and was a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America.<ref>http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2034/Turtledove-Harry-1949.html</ref>
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He has cowritten books with John Ringo and Fred Saberhagen.<ref>http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Harry-Turtledove/1819347</ref>