The Fort Leavenworth
Series II:
Selected Topics: World War II
The scholars of the Department of Military History at
the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College provide an in-depth look at the significance of specific WWII battlegrounds, with attention to factors such as other major world players, campaigns and tactics, U.S. military-government policy, the role of women service members and the bombing of Japan.
First THURSDAY of each month
3:00 at the Dole Institute
Feb 7, 2013: John Suprin – “The Soviet-Finnish Winter War.” WATCH
Mar 7, 2013: Dr. John T. Kuehn – “War on the Atlantic – Not Battle of: Misconceptions and Clarifications.”
WATCH
Apr 4, 2013: Dr. Joseph R. Fischer –
“Playing Mind Games: Tactical PsyOp in WWII.”
WATCH
May 2, 2013: Dr. Jonathon M. House –
“How the Red Army Defeated Germany:
The Three Alibis”
WATCH
Jun 6, 2013: Dr. Louis A. Dimarco –
“Eisenhower, Operation TORCH, and U.S. Military Government Policy”
Jul 11, 2013: Dr. Janet G. Valentine
Who Then Will Do the Mending?: Women in Military Service in WWII.”
Aug 1, 2013: Dr. Gary J. Bjorge –
“Stilwell’s 1944 Northern Burma Campaign: The Challenge of Coalition Warfare in the CBI Theater.”
Sep 5, 2013: Dr. James H. Willbanks –
“World War II in the Aleutians, 1942-1943.”
Oct 3, 2013: Dr. Gregory Hospodor –
“Bitter Victory?: The Allied Campaign for Sicily Revisited.”
Nov 7, 2013: Dr. John Curatola –
“Whirlwinds of Flame: The Strategic Bombing of Japan in World War II.”
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The Fort Leavenworth Series 2011/2012:
Military History of the Cold War
This monthly series, brought to the Dole Institute by scholars from the Department of Military History at the US Army’s Command and General Staff College (CGSC) at Ft. Leavenworth, promises to be an extensive and fascinating look at the historical events that fueled the fires of the Cold War. From Cuba to Korea, to Vietnam and Afghanistan, get an inside look at US tactics and strategies during these world changing events. Lectures are scheduled every 3rd THURSDAY of the month through Nov. 15, 2012
The Cold War lasted roughly fifty years and spanned a dynamic and tense time in the context of international history. This lecture series provides insightful discussions of the significant events that have come to represent the Cold War. Beyond focusing on the strategic nuclear dynamic between the United States and the Soviet Union, this series highlights the global nature of this ideological contest by providing insights into Cold War hot spots such as Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
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WATCH
The
Fort Leavenworth Series:
A Military History of the Cold War
February 16, 2012
The Onset of the Cold War -Dr. Sean Kalic
WATCH
March 15, 2012
The Korean War - Dr. Janet Valentine
WATCH
April 19, 2012
Military Crises of the Eisenhower Era -
Dr. Jon House
WATCH
May 17, 2012
New Look and Massive Retaliation
Dr. John Curatola
WATCH
June 21, 2012 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gates Brown
WATCH
July 19 , 2012
Vietnam: First Indo-China War to 1968
Dr. Tony R. Mullis
WATCH
August 16, 2012 -
Vietnam: 1968-1975
Dr. James Willbanks
WATCH
September 20, 2012 -
Detente and Arms Control
Dr. Sean Kalic
WATCH
October 18, 2012
Yom Kippur War and
The Development of U.S. Military Doctrine
John Suprin
WATCH
November 15, 2012
The Soviet Union in Afghanistan
Dr. Bob Baumann
WATCH
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