11 Biggest Plagiarism Scandals of All Time

3. Stephen Ambrose

Year: 2001

We are continuing our list of biggest plagiarism scandals of all time with the scandal number 3 – Stephen Ambrose was one of the most popular history writers in the world. His books were sold worldwide and he helped create Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers. When allegations of plagiarism began to appear in 2002, everyone was in shock. At first, they were limited to just one book, The Wild Blue. But then Forbes picked up a story and discovered that Ambrose used other people’s work in at least six of his book. Forbes even claimed that Ambrose Ph.D. dissertation had instances of material used without proper citation. It just goes to show that even the greatest of writers sometimes just can’t resist borrowing a well-written sentence.

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