BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Dole Institute - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://doleinstitute.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Dole Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20251208T171452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T185028Z UID:8739-1775055600-1775059200@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:The Maginot Line DESCRIPTION:The Maginot Line has assumed a mythical status as the height of French interwar doctrinal stagnation. The reality\, however\, is that the Maginot Line represented a potential solution to the difficult French strategic position. Dr. Cameron Zinsou of the Command and General Staff College shows how its development\, manning\, and the debates about the Line shaped and prepared French military and civilian thought in the leadup to the Second World War. \n  \n\n  \nDr. Cameron Zinsou is an Assistant Professor of History in the Department of Military History at the Command and General Staff College. His research focuses on the intersection of occupation\, requisitions\, civil/military relations\, and citizenship in World War II France. Dr. Zinsou has a manuscript under contract with the University Press of Kansas\, Occupied: Requisitions\, Meaning\, and the French Experience during World War II. He has also featured on numerous media platforms including multiple podcasts and the Smithsonian Channel’s documentary series World War II Battles in Color and has publications in the New York Times and War on the Rocks. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-maginot-line/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/4.1-zinsou-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20251208T171452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T171730Z UID:8738-1772636400-1772640000@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:The Case for Limited War: European Military Treatises through Machiavelli DESCRIPTION:Warfare in the European Middle Ages (c. 500-1500) can be broadly characterized as limited: limited objectives\, limited budgets\, and limited size of armies. Despite medieval society having an overall martial culture\, these factors conspired to make warfare episodic\, defensively oriented\, and positional in character. This lecture will explore the intellectual underpinnings of medieval limited war by surveying the major writers on the subject\, including Vegetius\, Maurice\, Leo VI\, Nikephoros Phokas\, John of Salisbury\, Giles of Rome\, Honoré Bouvet\, Christine de Pizan\, and Niccolò Machiavelli. \n  \n\n  \nJohn D. Hosler (Ph.D. University of Delaware) is a Professor of Military History at the Command and General Staff College. Before coming to Fort Leavenworth\, he was a tenured Full Professor of History at Morgan State University in Baltimore\, Maryland. An expert on medieval warfare in Europe and the Near East\, he is the author or editor of nine books\, including The Third Crusade\, 1189-1192 (2025)\, the Routledge Handbook of Medieval Military Strategy (2024)\, Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace (2022)\, and The Siege of Acre ( 2018). He is a book series editor of “War and Conflict in Premodern Societies” for ARC Humanities Press and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is currently writing his tenth book\, a world history of the relic of the True Cross in war from A.D. 325-2025\, for Yale University Press. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-case-for-limited-war-european-military-treatises-through-machiavelli/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/3.4-hosler.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20251208T171452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T152812Z UID:8731-1770217200-1770220800@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Sunzi and the Chinese Way of War DESCRIPTION:Dr. Geoff Babb from the Department of Military History at the US Army Command and General Staff College will discuss Ancient Chinese War with an emphasis on the thirteen chapters of Sun Tzu’s Art of War.  After a brief look at The Six Secret Teachings of Tai Kung\, the presentation examines enduring phrases from each chapter. Dr. Babb also provides examples from American military history that show the application of Sun’s theories to warfare 2500 years later.  The presentation ends with how Sun Tzu ideas are applied in the study\, planning\, and conduct of war today. \n  \n\n  \nDr. Geoff Babb was commissioned from Bowdoin College in Brunswick\, Maine in 1973 as a US Army Military Intelligence Officer. After serving in the Defense Intelligence Agency as a ground forces analyst\, he was assigned to Monterey\, California\, Hong Kong\, and Beijing for language and area studies. He was then assigned to Joint and Army Headquarters in Hawaii. In 1991\, he joined the Command and General Staff College faculty at Fort Leavenworth. After retiring from the military\, he earned a Masters in East Asian Languages and Cultures\, and a Doctorate in History from the University of Kansas. He has published numerous book chapters and articles on China and Asia. He currently serves as a professor in the Department of Military History. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/sunzi-and-the-chinese-way-of-war/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2.4-babb.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251203T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251203T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250113T150018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250725T141853Z UID:7657-1764774000-1764778500@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Desert Storm: High-Tech Wonders\, or Ingenuity and Elbow Grease? DESCRIPTION:Desert Storm in January-February 1991 is known for its dazzling display of technological brilliance\, forecasting a so-called revolution in military affairs that promised the United States a cheap alternative to wars of the past.  The lop-sided victory over Iraqi forces in Kuwait in 1991 seemed to forecast a new American way of war that was cheap\, decisive\, and limited bloodshed—at least for American forces.  Showcasing high-tech weapon systems in a five-week air campaign which culminated with a 100-hour ground war\, the technology seemed overwhelming.  This talk examines the technology that went into the victory but asks whether this technology was as widespread as it appeared on television\, and what was the role of the post-Vietnam training revolution in leading to the overwhelming success. \nDr. Mark T. Gerges serves as the Deputy Director\, Department of Military History\, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He served twenty years in armor units\, taught history at the United States Military Academy at West Point and commanded a tank company during Operation Desert Storm.  He received his PhD from Florida State University and retired from the Army in 2004. He has taught at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College since 2002\, both in uniform and as a civilian faculty member. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/desert-storm-high-tech-wonders-or-ingenuity-and-elbow-grease/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/12.03_new.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250307T205213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T163751Z UID:7879-1762354800-1762359300@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Integrating the U.S. Army in the Early 20th Century DESCRIPTION:The integration of the U.S. Armed Forces signifies one of the many adaptations the U.S. military conducted during the Second World War when it came to combat power and reconstitution. As of early 1945\, the U.S. Army fielded integrated units as a result of the attrition on the Western Front\, but shortly thereafter returned to a segregated force. Attritional losses in the Korean War forced the Army to join its fellow services in following Executive Order 9981\, issued in 1948 by President Harry S. Truman\, that effectively integrated the Armed Forces. This talk will examine the ways the U.S. military adapted to the combat power demands\, which ultimately increased lethality in two different wars. \n  \n\n  \nDr. Amanda M. Nagel earned her PhD from the University of Mississippi\, specializing in U.S.History and Global Conflict. She has taught at the University of Mississippi\, Winona State University (MN)\, the United States Military Academy at West Point\, and the School of Advanced Military Studies before coming to the Command and General Staff College’sDepartment of Military History. Her research centers on race\, war\, empire\, masculinity\, and citizenship in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. She is currently revising a manuscript examining African American soldiers in the Spanish-American\, Philippine-American\, and First World Wars for the University of Virginia Press\, forthcoming in 2026. She also is a contributor to a collection of essays titled\, Race\, Reconstruction\, and Politics at Old West Point\, published with UVA Press in 2024. She has presented at multiple conferences\, given public talks at the National WWI Museum in Kansas City\, and frequently works with Army University Press’s Editorial Board. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/integrating-the-u-s-army-in-the-early-20th-century/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/11.05_new.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250307T193148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T143228Z UID:7875-1759330800-1759335300@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Tanks and Trenches: Armored Warfare in WWI DESCRIPTION:The tank was one of the most iconic weapons of the 20th century. While it was a dominate weapon on the battlefields of Europe and the Middle East from World War II and beyond\, its origins were deeply tied to the realities of the Western Front of the Great War This lecture will examine how the need to overcome the defensive power of trench warfare led to the creation of the tank and why\, despite many technological advances in tank design throughout the war\,  the battlefield performance of armored warfare during the conflict was quite mixed. \nDr. Richard S. Faulkner is a Professor of Military History and has taught at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) for over 21 years. He served 23 years in the U.S. Army and commanded a tank company in the 1st Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm.  He is the author of The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces (Texas A&M Press\, 2012)\, which was the recipient of the Society for Military History’s 2013 Distinguished Book Award. His second book\, Pershing’s Crusaders: The American Soldier in World War I (University Press of Kansas\, 2017) received the World War I Association’s 2017 Norman B. Tomlinson\, Jr. Prize for the best work of history in English on World War One\, the Organization of American Historians’ 2017 Richard W. Leopold Prize\, and the Army Historical Foundation’s 2017 Excellence in U.S. Army History Book Award. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/tanks-and-trenches-armored-warfare-in-wwi/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/10.01_new.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250903T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250903T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250418T201822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T174204Z UID:8121-1756911600-1756916100@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:The Musket Problem: Technology and Military Innovation in the French Army 1700-1815 DESCRIPTION:In 1700\, the French army adopted the musket with attached socket bayonet\, but it took over a century for it to master the new art of war that the technology brought about. Exploring why explains the challenges new technologies present to militaries and illustrates how they adapt to them. \nDr. Jonathan Abel is an Associate Professor of Military History at the US Army Command and General Staff College\, where he teaches courses on French history as well as Greece and Rome\, and wargaming. He received his PhD from the Military History Center at the University of North Texas in 2014\, and he is the author of several works on the eighteenth-century French army. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-musket-problem-technology-and-military-innovation-in-the-french-army-1700-1815/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/09.03_new.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250806T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250806T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250307T192622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T174059Z UID:7866-1754492400-1754496900@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Whiz Kids at War: Data Analysis and America’s War in Vietnam DESCRIPTION:The Vietnam War was not just America’s first televised war\, it was the nation’s first computerized war. The conflict’s hybrid character created a fragmented battlespace that was defined by a lack of front lines\, the comingling of friendly and enemy forces\, and a patchwork of political and military control. Data collection and analysis thus became a cornerstone of the American war in Southeast Asia\, one that held great promise for assessing and fighting a “war without fronts” but fell far short of expectations. \nMartin G. Clemis is an associate professor in the Department of Military History at the Command and General Staff College. He is the author of The Control War: The Struggle for South Vietnam\, 1968-1975 (University of Oklahoma Press\, 2018)\, and a contributing author in Beyond the Quagmire: New Interpretations of the Vietnam Conflict (University of North Texas Press\, 2019)\, Drawdowns: The American Way of Postwar (New York University Press\, 2017)\, and War and Geography: The Spatiality of Organized Mass Violence (Ferdinand Schoningh\, 2017). Martin has had articles published in Army History and Small Wars and Insurgencies. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/whiz-kinds-at-war-data-analysis-and-americas-war-in-vietnam/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/08.06_new.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250604T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250604T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250307T170058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T170058Z UID:7863-1749049200-1749053700@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Beyond Lend-Lease: The American Military Mission to China\, 1941-1945 DESCRIPTION:China’s War with Japan began in 1937 with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident near Beijing.  While diplomatic and economic means were used to support the Chinese for several years\, it was not until the 10th of October 1941 that an American military mission to support Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) was established.  Brigadier General John M. Magruder\, an officer with significant experience in China\, led a small team of U.S. Army specialists in coordinating the delivery\, onward movement\, and utilization of military supplies and equipment provided under the Lend Lease program.  This effort preceded the official declaration of war against Japan by the United States. This vital mission was a precursor to General Joseph S. Stilwell’s assignment as chief of staff to Chiang\, commander of all US forces\, and the establishment of the China-Burma-India Theater. \nDr. Geoff Babb was commissioned from Bowdoin College in Brunswick\, Maine in 1973 as a US Army Military Intelligence Officer. After serving in the Defense Intelligence Agency as a ground forces analyst\, he was assigned to Monterey\, California\, Hong Kong\, and Beijing for language and area studies. He was then assigned to Joint and Army Headquarters in Hawaii. In 1991\, he joined the Command and General Staff College faculty at Fort Leavenworth. After retiring from the military\, he earned a Masters in East Asian Languages and Cultures\, and a Doctorate in History from the University of Kansas. He has published numerous book chapters and articles on China and Asia. He currently serves as a professor in the Department of Military History. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/beyond-lend-lease-the-american-military-mission-to-china-1941-1945/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/6.4.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250507T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250507T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250113T150017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T164517Z UID:7660-1746630000-1746634500@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:The Brain of the Carrier Group: The Combat Information Center DESCRIPTION:This lecture will begin with the genesis of the shipboard combat information center (CIC) in World War II from the Guadalcanal campaign (1942) up through that at Okinawa (1945). From there it will move to a discussion of the development of the CIC on aircraft carriers through the Cold War and its current incarnation as the Combat Direction Center about US carriers (CVNs).  Dr. Kuehn author served as a CDC officer from 1998-2000 aboard the aircraft Carrier USS John C. Stennis. \nDr. John T. Kuehn is a Professor of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC).  He is a Major General William Stofft Professor Emeritus and served as Fleet Admiral Ernest King Visiting Professor of Maritime History at the Naval War College from 2020-2021. He retired from the U.S. Navy 2004 at the rank of commander after 23 years\, serving as a naval flight officer (NFO) flying land and carrier-based aircraft. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-brain-of-the-carrier-group-the-combat-information-center/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/5.7.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250307T192940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T175526Z UID:7871-1743606000-1743610500@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Preparing for the Unthinkable: The U.S. Navy\, SLBMS\, and the TRANSIT Satellites DESCRIPTION:In April 1960 the US Navy launched the first experimental navigation satellite.  This highly classified and cutting-edge technology found in the TRANSIT satellites were designed to provide the Navy’s submarines armed with the new POLARIS ballistic missile with more precise navigation fixes as a means to improve their accuracy\, if and when they had to launch their missiles against the Soviet Union.  Though useful for the U.S. Navy\, President Lyndon Baines Johnson also found a civilian application. Thus\, our routine use of GPS today in 2025 is result of this innovative technology during the Cold War. \nDr. Sean N. Kalic is a Cold War historian. He lectures and publishes widely on topics such as U.S. space policy\, the Cold War\, the post-Cold War security environment\, and transnational terrorism. Prior to CGSC\, he taught at Youngstown State University\, Kansas State University\, and Norwich University. He has presented lectures for the U.S. Navy War College’s Fleet Seminar Program\, The Slovenian General Staff\, The Slovenian Command and General Staff College\, The U.S. Army’s Futures Command\, as well as numerous international conferences. He has taught in the Department of Military History at the US Army Command and General Staff College since 2004. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/preparing-for-the-unthinkable-the-u-s-navy-slbms-and-the-transit-satellites/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/9.3.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250305T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250113T150006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T164427Z UID:7654-1741186800-1741191300@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Robert Fulton: Submarines\, Mines\, and Torpedoes DESCRIPTION:Robert Fulton is best known for the first commercially successful steamboats plying the Hudson River.  However\, he did considerable work inventing and developing weapons of naval warfare: workable submarines\, underwater mines\, underwater cannons\, and skiff-propelled torpedoes.  Perhaps his crowning contribution to naval warfare was the Demologus (Voice of the People) – the world’s first steam-powered warship with 5-foot-thick walls and carrying sixteen 32-pounder guns for the protection of New York Harbor. \nDr. Richard V. Barbuto is a Professor Emeritus of Military History and former Deputy Director of the Department of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College\, Fort Leavenworth\, Kansas before retiring in 2016. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Kansas in 1996. Graduating from West Point in 1971\, Dr. Barbuto served twenty-three years as an armor officer with assignments in Europe\, Canada\, and Korea as well as various locations in the U.S. While on active duty he was on the teaching faculty in the Military Science Department at Eastern Kentucky University\, the Land Studies Department at the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College\, as well as two tours with the Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth. In 2001\, after his retirement from active duty\, Dr. Barbuto joined the teaching faculty at the Department of Military History at USACGSC. In 2000 The University Press of Kansas published Niagara 1814: America Invades Canada. This was the first book-length examination of the four-month campaign along the Niagara River which included the battles of Chippawa\, Lundy’s Lane\, and the Siege of Fort Erie. Dr. Barbuto is a regular presenter at the War of 1812 in the West Symposium and has made several presentations on other key campaigns of the War of 1812. His current interest is to fill the void of unit histories of the American Army 1812-1815\, particularly regular army units raised in New York State. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/robert-fulton-submarines-mines-and-torpedoes/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/3.5.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250205T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250205T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20250113T150011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T174835Z UID:7651-1738767600-1738772100@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:G-Planes\, R-Planes\, and Zeppelins: Germany's Strategic Bombing Campaign in the First World War DESCRIPTION:The Nazis’ attempt to bomb Great Britain into submission in 1940 and 1941 represented Hitler’s most destructive method of forcing Britain out of the Second World War\, but it was not the first time London and other cities had experienced such attacks. From 1915 to 1918\, aircraft from Imperial Germany’s army and navy sought to circumvent the need to continue the ground war by employing then then-new technique of aerial bombing to break the will of the British people to continue the war. The experiences of both the bombers and the bombed offered many lessons for those curious enough to look for them. \nTom Hanson is a professor of military history at the US Army’s Command and General Staff College (CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth\, Kansas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Minnesota\, and master’s and doctoral degrees in history from The Ohio State University. He previously served on the faculties of the US Military Academy at West Point\, New York; George Mason University\, Fairfax\, Virginia; the Australian Strategic Policy Institute\, Canberra\, Australia; the School of Advanced Military Studies’ Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies Program; and as director of the CGSC Department of Military History in 2017 and 2018. He is the author of several articles and book chapters on various historical subjects and of the book Combat Ready? The Eighth US Army on the Eve of the Korean War 1949-1950 (2010)\, which earned a place on the US Army Chief of Staff’s Professional Reading List in 2017.  He retired from the US Army in 2017 after more than 28 years of service. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/g-planes-r-planes-and-zeppelins-germanys-strategic-bombing-campaign-in-the-first-world-war/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2.5.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241204T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241204T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240307T180016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T175207Z UID:5428-1733324400-1733328900@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: Augustus the Strong\, Elector of Saxony DESCRIPTION:Popularly known as “the Strong” for his formidable physical vigor and power\, Augustus II came to power in Saxony in 1694 and won the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth three years later. He then proceeded to conduct military operations against the Turks that resulted in the Treaty of Karlowitz before forming alliances with the rulers of Russia and Denmark with an eye on checking Swedish ambitions and advancing his own. The Great Northern War\, however\, went poorly for Augustus\, as his armies suffered defeat and he lost his throne for three years before taking advantage of Russian victories to return to power. This talk will describe the fascinating life and career of Augustus II and his efforts to deal with the complex political\, military\, and diplomatic environment in which he exercised leadership. \nEthan S. Rafuse received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and since 2004 has been a member of the faculty at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College\, where he is a professor of military history.  In 2018-19\, he was the Charles Boal Ewing Distinguished Visiting Professor at the U.S. Military Academy. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-augustus-the-strong-elector-of-saxony/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/7.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241106T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241106T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240307T180151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T214606Z UID:5432-1730905200-1730909700@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: Abraham Lincoln DESCRIPTION:Abraham Lincoln\, often characterized as one of America’s preeminent war leaders\, was a master politician who intuitively understood the political consequences of any decision.  Yet on matters of strategy\, arguably the most important responsibility of a wartime president\, Lincoln deferred to his military commanders rather than exercise his authority as commander-in-chief.  His strategy of deference nearly proved to be a strategy for defeat. \nHarry S. Laver is a professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College\, Fort Leavenworth\, Kansas\, who specializes in the American Civil War and World War II Europe.  He is the author of A General Who Will Fight: The Leadership of Ulysses S. Grant (2013).  His current book projects include Grant and His Generals: A Study of Military Command\, and Ike and Tedder: A Study of Allied Command. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-abraham-lincoln/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/8.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241002T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241002T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240307T180323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T214548Z UID:5436-1727881200-1727885700@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: Vladimir Putin DESCRIPTION:On February 24\, 2022 Russian military forces invaded Ukraine under orders from Russian President Valdimir Putin.  This was the largest military operation in Europe since the end of the Second World War. This lecture will focus on Putin\, his wartime leadership\, and the status of the war in Ukraine. \nDr. Sean N. Kalic is a Cold War historian. He lectures and publishes widely on topics such as U.S. space policy\, the Cold War\, the post-Cold War security environment\, and transnational terrorism. Prior to CGSC\, he taught at Youngstown State University\, Kansas State University\, and Norwich University.  He has presented lectures for the U.S. Naval War College’s Fleet Seminar Program\, The Slovenian General Staff\, The Slovenian Command and General Staff College\, The U.S. Army’s Futures Command\, as well as numerous international conferences. Currently\, he is a Professor in the Department of Military History at the US Army Command and General Staff College where he has taught since 2004. \nHis significant publications include Combating a Modern Hydra: Al Qaeda and the Global War on Terrorism (2005); Thinking about War: Past\, Present and Future (2011); US Presidents and the Militarization of Space\, 1946-1967 (2012); The Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War: An Essential Reference (2017); and Spies: The U.S. And Russian Espionage from the Cold War to the 21st Century (2019). U.S. President During War Time: A History of Leadership (2023). \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-vladimir-putin/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/9.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240904T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240904T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240307T175827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T214534Z UID:5424-1725462000-1725466500@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: Winston Churchill DESCRIPTION:Winston S. Churchill served as a wartime leader in the twentieth century’s two global wars. His posts during the Great War included service as First Lord of the Admiralty\, akin to our Secretary of the Navy and\, as such\, set British naval policy until his removal following the failure at Gallipoli in mid-1915. During the Second World War\, Churchill served as the unwavering leader of the United Kingdom shepherding the country from near certain defeat in 1940 through the Allied victory over the Third Reich in Europe. Despite his failures during the First World War\, Churchill’s stubbornly optimistic leadership was uniquely suited for the crises presented by the second global war. \nCOL (Ret) Dave Cotter is the Dean of Academics\, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Chief Academic Officer of Army University\, Fort Leavenworth\, Kansas. He was formerly the Director of the Department of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School. Dr. Cotter is a retired military officer of 32 years’ experience including combat deployments in command of a battalion and\, subsequently\, a brigade. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-winston-churchill/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/6.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240807T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240807T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240314T183021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T214514Z UID:5445-1723042800-1723047300@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion DESCRIPTION:In 1794 the new American republic was beset by a host of “enemies\,” foreign and domestic. For George Washington\, the greatest of these came from the disgruntled citizens of the Appalachian west who sought to resist the federal government’s ability to collect taxes and codify its powers. The Whiskey Rebellion was the first true test of the nation and the presidency. In ensuring that the Constitution was the writ of the land\, Washington also set many of the precedents that governed the use of military force domestically for the presidents that followed. \nDr. Richard S. Faulkner is a Professor of Military History and has taught at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) for over 21 years. He served 23 years in the U.S. Army and commanded a tank company in the 1st Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm.  He is the author of The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces (Texas A&M Press\, 2012)\, which was the recipient of the Society for Military History’s 2013 Distinguished Book Award. His second book\, Pershing’s Crusaders: The American Soldier in World War I (University Press of Kansas\, 2017) received the World War I Association’s 2017 Norman B. Tomlinson\, Jr. Prize for the best work of history in English on World War One\, the Organization of American Historians’ 2017 Richard W. Leopold Prize\, and the Army Historical Foundation’s 2017 Excellence in U.S. Army History Book Award. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-george-washington-and-the-whiskey-rebellion/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/5.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240605T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240605T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240307T175648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T214436Z UID:5421-1717599600-1717604100@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong DESCRIPTION:Dr. Babb will discuss the wartime leadership of Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) and Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong). Their political and military leadership in the Chinese Civil War\, the War Against Japan\, and during two crises in the Taiwan Strait encompassed an adversarial relationship that stretched for nearly 50 years. These two leaders not only sought victory on the battlefield\, but more importantly\, the right to rule a country with the world’s largest population and guide its return to major power influence. \nDr. Geoff Babb served as a US Army Military Intelligence Officer in Washington\, DC and after completing education as a China Foreign Area Officer\, was then assigned to Joint and Army Headquarters in Hawaii. He later was posted to the Command and General Staff College faculty at Fort Leavenworth. He earned a Masters in East Asian Languages and Cultures\, and a Doctorate in History from the University of Kansas. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series\nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-chiang-kai-shek-and-mao-zedong/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FTLV-2024_YouTubeWebsite.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240118T195758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T214416Z UID:4951-1714575600-1714580100@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: William McKinley DESCRIPTION:At the turn of the 20th century\, President William McKinley led the United States’ continued expansion abroad through war with Spain over Cuba and the Philippines. His expansion of American power and influence abroad through two subsequent wars attempted to continue shifting the global balance of power dominated for the last few centuries by European nations. This talk will examine his role as president during the age of imperialism on the eve of the First World War\, and how the legacy of his actions reverberate throughout the 20th century. \nAmanda M. Nagel received her Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi. Her research centers on race\, war\, empire\, Jim Crow\, and citizenship in the United States between 1898 and 1926. She is currently revising a manuscript\, “He thinks he is a soldier”: Race\, Empire\, and the United States\, 1898-1926\, for the University of Virginia Press\, expected to appear in 2025. She recently published an essay titled “African American Soldiers in World War I” with Oxford University Press’s Research Encyclopedia of American History in February 2021. She also has authored a chapter titled\, “The Integration of USMA in the Popular Press\, 1870-1871\,” in the forthcoming Race\, Politics\, and Reconstruction at Old West Point\, with the University of Virginia Press in fall 2024. She is currently an Associate Professor of Military History at the Department of Military History\, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College\, at Fort Leavenworth\, Kansas. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series\nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-william-mckinley/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/3-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240116T222801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T214355Z UID:4947-1712156400-1712160900@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: King Henry II DESCRIPTION:King Henry II of England (reigned 1154-1189) was the most powerful European monarch of his day\, husband to Eleanor of Aquitaine\, and father to two successors: Richard the Lionheart and King John. Over the course of 35 years\, he successfully warred against neighbors in the Isles and on the Continent\, expanding his domains to create the so-called “Angevin Empire.” This talk will outline Henry’s military career and examine the breadth\, depth\, consequences\, and legacy of his conquests. \nJohn D. Hosler (Ph.D. University of Delaware) is a Professor of Military History at the Command and General Staff College. An expert in the history of the Middle Ages\, he studies conflict in medieval Europe and the Near East. Among his various books are Henry II: a Medieval Soldier at War\, 1147-1189 (Brill\, 2007)\, Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace (Yale UP\, 2022)\, and The Siege of Acre\, 1189-1191 (Yale UP\, 2018)\, which was named a Financial Times and Time Literary Supplement Book of the Year. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series\nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-king-henry-ii/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240306T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240306T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240112T225133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T214334Z UID:4926-1709737200-1709741700@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: Winfield Scott and Joint Warfare in 1847-1848 DESCRIPTION:In March of 1847 General Winfield Scott led the first large-scale joint operation in U.S. history. Seeking to compel a favorable conclusion to the ongoing war with Mexico\, the veteran U.S. Army commander developed an ad hoc partnership with the U.S. Navy to conduct an amphibious landing and assault on the fortress city of Veracruz along the Gulf of Mexico. This cooperation between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy\, which occurred in the absence of joint doctrine or American precedent\, set conditions for a successful march on Mexico City and would establish an enduring cornerstone for the American Way of War. \nLieutenant Colonel Nathan Jennings is an Army Strategist and Associate Professor in the Department of Joint\, Interagency\, and Multinational Operations at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth\, Kansas. With a background in armored warfare and counterinsurgency\, he served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and previously taught history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point\, New York. Jennings is a graduate of the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies\, holds a Master of Arts in History from the University of Texas at Austin\, and earned a PhD in History from the University of Kent. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series\nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-winfield-scott-and-joint-warfare-in-1847-1848/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240207T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20240112T225019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T214310Z UID:4923-1707318000-1707322500@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:World Leaders in Wartime: George Marshall DESCRIPTION:General George C. Marshall is arguably one of the most influential American military men to have ever lived. However\, he is not known for his battlefield accomplishments\, but rather his organizational and diplomatic achievements. From 1939 to his retreat from public life in 1951\, Marshall shepherded first the U.S. Army\, then the State Department\, and then finally the American Military\, through a tumultuous and transformational decade. \nDr. William S. Nance is a retired armor officer with two combat tours to Iraq. He is a World War Two operational historian with books covering American mechanized cavalry and General William Simpson. He is currently an associate professor of history at the Command and General Staff School. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series\nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/world-leaders-in-wartime-george-marshall/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FTLV_websiteyt_concept.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Dole Institute of Politics":MAILTO:doleinstitute@ku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20230407T153833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T153833Z UID:3848-1701961200-1701965700@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Dr. Geoff Babb: “War in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater\, December 1941-May 1942” DESCRIPTION:“War in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater\, December 1941-May 1942”\nDr. Geoff Babb\nThursday\, December 7\, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. \nIn December 1941\, from Wake Island to Burma\, Japanese forces overran and overwhelmed key allied bases and facilities. British\, American\, Dutch\, and Chinese forces were unable to stop the onslaught. By May 1941\, the Dutch East Indies\, Burma\, Malaya and Singapore\, Hong Kong\, and the Philippines were all in enemy hands. The invasions of 1942 saw the peak of Japanese expansion in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater\nof the Second World War. \nDr. Babb was commissioned from Bowdoin College in Brunswick\, Maine. He served as a US Army Military Intelligence Officer in Washington\, DC and after completing education as a China Foreign Area Officer\, was then assigned to Joint and Army Headquarters in Hawaii. He later was posted to the Command and General Staff College faculty at Fort Leavenworth. He earned a Masters in East Asian Languages and Cultures\, and a Doctorate in History from the University of Kansas. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \nThe Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan\, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming\, congressional archive\, and museum\, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/dr-geoff-babb-war-in-the-asiatic-pacific-theater-december-1941-may-1942/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/12.07-Fort-Leavenworth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231102T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231102T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20230503T182806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T182806Z UID:3845-1698937200-1698941700@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Dr. John Kuehn: “Hideyoshi’s Invasion of Korea in the 1500s” DESCRIPTION:“Hideyoshi’s Invasion of Korea in the 1500s”\nDr. John Kuehn\nThursday\, November 2\, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. \nThe Shogun Hideyoshi Toyotomi had only recently unified Japan when he made the decision to invade Korea. Korea had served as a springboard of the attempted Mongol conquest of Japan in the 13th Century. Hideyoshi and his allies had never forgotten this danger. Hideyoshi was also inspired by the martial legend of the great Khan\, and so inspired\, partly for security\, partly for glory\, he invaded Korea in 1592 with a huge army of over 150\,000 veteran troops. His ultimate goal was the conquest of China itself. This lecture will look at this invasion and its disastrous aftermath for the Koreans and\, ultimately\, the Japanese. \nDr. John T. Kuehn is Professor of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). He retired from the U.S. Navy 2004 at the rank of commander after 23 years\, serving as a naval flight officer (NFO) flying land and carrier-based aircraft. He has taught a variety of subjects\, including military history\, at CGSC since 2000. He authored Agents of Innovation (2008)\, A Military History of Japan: From the Age of the Samurai to the 21st Century (2014)\, Napoleonic Warfare: The Operational Art of the Great Campaigns (2015)\, and co-authored Eyewitness Pacific Theater (2008) with D.M. Giangreco as well as numerous articles and editorials and was awarded a Moncado Prize from the Society for Military History in 2011. His latest book from Naval Institute Press is America’s First General Staff: A Short History of the Rise and Fall of the General Board of the Navy\, 1900-1950 (Fall 2017). During 2016-2017 Dr. Kuehn served on CNO Admiral John Richardson’s Fleet Design Advisory Panel assessing congressionally mandated architectures for the fleet of 2030. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \nThe Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan\, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming\, congressional archive\, and museum\, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/dr-john-kuehn-hideyoshis-invasion-of-korea-in-the-1500s/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/11.02-Fort-Leavenworth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20230407T153146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T200635Z UID:3840-1696518000-1696522500@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Dr. John Hosler: “Bidding Syria Adieu: The Arab Invasions of 634-638” DESCRIPTION:“Bidding Syria Adieu: The Arab Invasions of 634-638”\nDr. John Hosler\nThursday\, October 5\, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. \nThough little known to western audiences\, the Arab invasions of 634-638 into Syria and the Levant were some of the most consequential in history. What began as small-scale raiding of frontier Byzantine garrisons soon transitioned to full-scale war\, featuring a decisive victory of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Yarmuk in 636 and the capture of Jerusalem in 638. The surrender of the Holy City enabled Muslim control of the Temple Mount within it and the construction of two of the most famous sites for all of Islam: the al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Following the conquest of Syria\, their armies would go on to conquer Egypt\, Persia\, Mesopotamia\, North Africa\, and Iberia—by 711\, over half of the old Roman Empire lived in the Abode of Islam. \nJohn D. Hosler (PhD University of Delaware) is a Professor of Military History at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. An expert on medieval warfare in Europe and the Near East\, he is the author or editor of seven books\, including Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace (Yale UP\, 2022)\, The Siege of Acre\, 1189-1191 (Yale UP\, 2018)\, and John of Salisbury: Military Authority of the Twelfth-Century Renaissance (Brill\, 2012)\, as well as over 60 shorter publications. He is the past President of De Re Militari: the Society for Medieval Military History\, a current Trustee of the United States Commission for Military History\, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \nThe Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan\, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming\, congressional archive\, and museum\, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/dr-john-hosler-bidding-syria-adieu-the-arab-invasions-of-534-638/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/10.05-Fort-Leavenworth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230907T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230907T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20230407T152733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T152733Z UID:3835-1694098800-1694103300@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Dr. Dirk Ringgenberg: “Operation Northern Delay: The US Airborne Invasion of Iraq from a First-Hand Perspective” DESCRIPTION:“Operation Northern Delay: The US Airborne Invasion of Iraq from a First-Hand Perspective”\nDr. Dirk Ringgenberg\nThursday\, September 7\, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. \nOn 26 March 2003\, in the first weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom\, USAF C17 Globemasters from 4 different Air Wings transported 1\,000 paratroopers from the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade and conducted a night mass tactical combat parachute assault into Bashur Airfield\, Iraq\, as part of Operation Northern Delay. The operation forced the Iraqi Army to maintain approximately six divisions to protect its northern flank\, providing strategic relief for Coalition Forces advancing on Baghdad from the South. \nMr. Dirk D. Ringgenberg is an Assistant Professor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in the Department of Military History and a doctoral candidate at Iowa State University. Dirk is a highly decorated (Silver Star\, Bronze Star for Valor) retired Major with a distinguished military career spanning 24 years\, predominately in Paratrooper and Ranger units. He participated in Operation Northern Delay as a Captain. Dirk and wife\, Michelle live in Landing\, Kansas with son\, Hunter. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \nThe Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan\, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming\, congressional archive\, and museum\, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/dr-dirk-ringgenberg-operation-northern-delay-the-us-airborne-invasion-of-iraq-from-a-first-hand-perspective/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/09.07-Fort-Leavenworth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20230503T182637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T182637Z UID:3829-1691074800-1691079300@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Dr. Shawn Faulkner: “The Three Invasions of Serbia in 1914” DESCRIPTION:“The Three Invasions of Serbia in 1914”\nDr. Shawn Faulkner\nThursday\, August 3\, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. \nWith the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914\, the Austro-Hungarian empire was set on a collision course with the Kingdom of Serbia that ultimately sparked the First World War. This lecture examines why the Austrians invasions of Serbia in 1914 failed to achieve the Hapsburg’s goal of crushing their Balkan enemy. It will also examine how and why a multi-national Central Powers attack decisively defeated Serbia the following year. \nDr. Richard S. Faulkner is a Professor of Military History and has taught at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College for 20 years. He served 23 years in the U.S. Army and commanded a tank company in the 1st Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm. He is the author of The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces (Texas A&M Press\, 2012)\, which was the recipient of the Society for Military History’s 2013 Distinguished Book Award. His second book\, Pershing’s Crusaders: The American Soldier in World War I (University Press of Kansas\, 2017) received the World War I Association’s 2017 Norman B. Tomlinson\, Jr. Prize for the best work of history in English on World War One\, the Organization of American Historians’ 2017 Richard W. Leopold Prize\, and the Army Historical Foundation’s 2017 Excellence in U.S. Army History Book Award. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \nThe Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan\, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming\, congressional archive\, and museum\, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/dr-shawn-faulkner-the-three-invasions-of-serbia-in-1914/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/08.03-Fort-Leavenworth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230706T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230706T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20230407T151907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T211858Z UID:3821-1688655600-1688660100@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:CANCELED: Dr. Martin Clemis: "Invasion and Counter invasion: Vietnam\, 1976-1979" DESCRIPTION:The Ft. Leavenworth program scheduled for July 6th has been cancelled. We hope you join us for the next program in the series “The Three Invasions of Serbia in 1914” on Thursday\, August 3 at 3 p.m. \nOn December 25\, 1978\, soldiers from the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) crossed into Cambodia as part of a punitive expedition against the Khmer Rouge. Three months later\, in response to this incursion\, the People’s Republic of China sent combat troops into Vietnam’s northern provinces. The Vietnamese invasion of Democratic Kampuchea and Chinese counter-invasion of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam marked the beginning of the Third Indochina War\, an unforeseen and unprecedented conflict that pitted three regional communist powers against one another in the pursuit of ethnonationalist objectives. This lecture will examine the origins\, conduct\, and outcome of these military invasions\, and discuss their historical implications on the global Cold War. \nMartin G. Clemis is an associate professor in the Department of Military History at the Command and General Staff College. He is the author of The Control War: The Struggle for South Vietnam\, 1968-1975 (University of Oklahoma Press\, 2018)\, and a contributing author in Beyond the Quagmire: New Interpretations of the Vietnam Conflict (University of North Texas Press\, 2019)\, Drawdowns: The American Way of Postwar (New York University Press\, 2017)\, and War and Geography: The Spatiality of Organized Mass Violence (Ferdinand Schoningh\, 2017). Martin has had articles published in Army History and Small Wars and Insurgencies. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \nThe Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan\, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming\, congressional archive\, and museum\, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/dr-martin-clemis-invasion-and-counter-invasion-vietnam-1976-1979/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CANCELLED-Ft.-7.6-Graphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T161500 DTSTAMP:20260416T062057 CREATED:20230407T151254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T151254Z UID:3812-1685631600-1685636100@doleinstitute.org SUMMARY:Dr. Cameron Zinsou: “Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of Southern France in World War II” DESCRIPTION:“Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of Southern France in World War II”\nDr. Cameron Zinsou\nThursday\, June 1\, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. \nOperation Dragoon (formerly Anvil) was one of the most contentious Allied operations undertaken during the Second World War. It was also the most successful amphibious assault of the conflict. This lecture reveals the debates and circumstances that led to Dragoon’s execution and analyzes the how and why it almost did not occur. \nDr. Cameron Zinsou is an Assistant Professor of History in the Department of Military History at the Command and General Staff College. His research focuses on the intersection of occupation\, requisitions\, civil/military relations\, and citizenship in World War II France. Dr. Zinsou has a manuscript under contract with the University Press of Kansas\, Occupied: Requisitions\, Meaning\, and the French Experience during World War II. He has also featured on numerous media platforms including multiple podcasts and the Smithsonian Channel’s documentary series World War II Battles in Color and has publications in the New York Times and War on the Rocks. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \nThe Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan\, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming\, congressional archive\, and museum\, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole. URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/dr-cameron-zinsou-operation-dragoon-the-allied-invasion-of-southern-france-in-world-war-ii/ LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://doleinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/06.01-Fort-Leavenworth.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR