Today's guest is the affable and beardless Michael S. Neiberg. Mike holds the Chair of War Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, PA. Before moving to the Army War College full time, he served there as the Harold K. Johnson Visiting Professor. From 2005 to 2011, Mike was Professor of History and the Co-Director of the Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Southern Mississippi. He spent the first seven years of his career in the Department of History at the United States Air Force Academy. A native of Pittsburgh, Mike attended “that school up north,” the University of Michigan, as an undergrad, and he completed his MA and PhD in History at Carnegie Mellon.
Mike is a prolific scholar. He has authored more than a dozen books, including When France Fell: The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance (Harvard 2021), The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History (Oxford, 2018), The Path to War: How the First World War Created Modern America (Oxford, 2017), Potsdam: The End of World War II and the Remaking of Europe (Basic Books, 2015) which won the Harry Truman Prize, The Blood of Free Men: The Liberation of Paris, 1944 (Basic Books, 2012) which won the Madigan Award, Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of War in 1914 (Harvard, 2011), The Second Battle of the Marne (Indiana University Press, 2008) which won the Tomlinson Prize for best English-language book on World War I, and Fighting the Great War: A Global History (Harvard University Press, 2005) which won the Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award in 2006. In addition, Mike has published numerous articles and essays in edited volumes and he has presented his work all over the world. Mike’s work has been supported by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the Harry Truman Presidential Library, The Spencer Foundation, among many others. He is a frequent speaker at museums and universities across the United States and beyond, and he appears frequently on television (C-SPAN), radio. And - wait for it! - podcasts!
Mike is a writing machine and he is always on the go. We are happy that he was able to be with us. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @MichaelNeiberg. Join us for a chat about teaching, choosing a research topic, uses of history, and Pittsburgh toilets (yes, you read correctly)!
Rec. 02/25/2022
