AMERICA’S SMALL WARS OF THE 20TH-CENTURY

Jeffrey Greenhut

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. has waged many “small wars;” this four-week series will examine some of them in detail. The main focus will be on U.S. wars in the 20th-century. The lectures will cover subjects as diverse as the social composition of the army, the weapons and equipment carried into battle, tactics, and a host of other subjects including battles that were fought and the men who led them. These lectures, will include discussions on American military interventions in Latin America, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and the two Gulf Wars.

FOUR LECTURES:

1. The Banana Wars
   
2. The Korean War
   
3. The Vietnam War
   
4. The Gulf Wars

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Dr. Jeffrey Greenhut received his doctorate in history with a specialty in military history in 1978. He has worked at the National Archives in Washington, was Command Historian for the Naval Security Group, and was a Program Director for the United States Army Center of Military History. He has taught at American University and Johns Hopkins University, among others. He has published in a number of scholarly and professional journals. Additionally, Dr. Greenhut is a retired Army officer (Lt. Col.) with service in Vietnam, Panama, Africa and the Middle East. He holds the Army Achievement Medal, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Bronze Star.