Archimedes Patti was born on July 21, 1913 in New York, USA. He is known for Vietnam: A Television History (1983) and Timewatch (1982). He was married to Margaret Telford. He died on April 23, 1998 in Winter Park, Florida, USA.
Retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and former Office of Strategic Services officer who headed OSS operations in Kunming and Hanoi in the 1940s. His book "Why Vietnam: Prelude to America's Albatross" described his relationship with Ho Chí Minh.