1925-2005
Emeritus Professor of History

About the Lecture Series

For articles and photos about Dr. Peterson and his distinguished career, please visit Remembering Dr. Peterson.

Publications by Dr. Peterson

The Limits of Secret Police Power, Peter Lang Publishers, 2004 

The Secret Police and the Revolution, Praeger Publishers, 2001  

Russian Commands and German Resistance (Studies in Modern European History), Peter Lang Publishers, 1999

Giving Opportunities

Ph.D. - University of Wisconsin-Madison

M. A . - University of Wisconsin-Madison

B. A. - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Served UWRF 1954-2005

Areas of interest

• 20th century Europe
• Europe since 1660
• German history and Hitler
• World War I
• World War II
• Asian Civilization