Question: Facts:   - name: walter r. borneman      - birth date: 1952   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of walter r. borneman .
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walter r. borneman , b. 5 jan 1952 , an american historian and lawyer , is the author of well-known popular books on 18th and 19th century united states history .he received his b.a. in 1974 from western state college of colorado , and received an m.a. in history there in 1975 for a thesis on `` irwin : silver camp of the ruby mountains '' ; in 1981 he received a law degree from the university of denver , and practiced law .a book published in may 2012 , is `` the admirals nimitz , halsey , leahy , and king -- the 5-star admirals who won the war at sea . ''publisher , little brown & co , isbn 978-0-316-09784-0 .he has also written a number of books about mountaineering in colorado , where he currently lives .his latest book is american spring which covers the revolutionary war from its onset to the battle of bunker hill .