He was born in
Chicago, Illinois to David and Eva (Vas) Krammer. He studied at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison where he earned his BS, MS, and, in 1970, PhD degrees. He came to Texas A&M in 1974 and retired in 2015, having taught American and German history to thousands of
Aggies. His specialties included the First and Second World Wars, 20th Century Germany, and the
Holocaust. He led numerous study abroad groups of Aggies to Germany, Italy, Normandy, and Poland. He was twice honored with the Texas A&M University Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching.[5]
———— (1998-12-01). Die internierten Deutschen: Feindliche Ausländer in den USA, 1941–1947 [The Interned Germans: Enemy Aliens in the United States, 1941–1947] (in German).
Tübingen: Universitas Verlag.
ISBN978-3924898243.
OCLC231840313.
———— (1982). PW-Gefangen in Amerika: Die umfassende Darstellung über die US-Kriegsgefangenschaft von 400000 deutschen Soldaten [PW prisoners in America: The comprehensive description of the US captivity of 400,000 German soldiers] (in German).
Stuttgart: Motorbuch-Verlag.
ISBN9783879438020.
OCLC613462832.