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Dr.
Adrian R. Lewis
Ph.D
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, (MA) University of Chicago (PhD)
OccupationMilitary historian
Years active1977-present

Adrian R. Lewis is an American historian and U.S. Army veteran. He is the David B. Pittaway Professor of Military History at the University of Kansas, where he has served as a history professor since 2008.[1] He is a former Quincy Institute Fellow.

Education

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Lewis earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.[2][3] He earned his Masters of Arts from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in European and Military history. He also earned his Masters of Business Administration from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois. Lewis earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1995 under historian Michael Geyer. His dissertation became his first book, Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory (2001, University of North Carolina Press). The book analyzes the Normandy Invasion and the battle for Omaha Beach.[4][5][6] His second book, The American Culture of War, was published by Routledge, in 2007. (2nd ed, 2012, third, 2018.)[7][8]

Military service

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Lewis is a retired United States Army officer who served in the 9th Infantry Division and the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington. Consequently, his areas of expertise include national security, 20th-century warfare, military affairs, the Korean War, Vietnam War, World War II (particularly D-Day), and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.[9][10][11][12]

Academic career

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Lewis has taught at the United States Military Academy, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of North Texas, Denton, where he chaired the Department of History. He has also taught the Strategy and Policy course for the Naval War College.[13] At the University of Kansas, Lewis served as the first Director of the Office of Professional Military Graduate Education, an office he helped create. This office worked extensively with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, creating new advanced degree programs. This included the creation of the Wounded Warriors Program at the University of Kansas. Lewis specializes in 20th-century warfare: World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and the more recent military operations, including Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.[14][15]

Honors

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  • University of Kansas, Professorship, David B. Pittaway, 2019[16]
  • University of North Texas, Honors Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, 2000-2001

Publications

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  • The American Culture of War: A History of American Military Force from World War II to the Global War on Terrorism. 3rd Edition. New York: Routledge, 2018.[17]
  • The American Culture of War: A History of American Military Force from World War II to Operation Enduring Freedom, 2nd Edition. New York: Routledge, 2012.[18][19]
  • The American Culture of War: A History of American Military Force from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom. New York: Routledge, 2007.[20][21][22]
  • Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press, 2001.[23][21]

Articles and Book Chapters

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  • “The American Culture of War in the Age of Artificial Limited War,” Warfare and Culture in World History, edited by Wayne Lee. (New York: New York University Press, 2011). The University of Kansas. 06-25-2011. Retrieved 06-18-2023.[24]
  • “Conscription, the Republic, and America’s Future,” Military Review, Vol. LXXXIX, No. 6, November-December 2009, 15-24.[25]
  • "Military Culture," The All-Volunteer Force: Fifty Years of Service, edited by William A. Taylor. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2023).[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Adrian R. Lewis, Author at Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft". Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (1998-10-01). "The Failure of Allied Planning and Doctrine for Operation Overlord: The Case of Minefield and Obstacle Clearance". The Journal of Military History. 62 (4). Lexington, VA: 787–807. doi:10.2307/120178. JSTOR 120178.
  3. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (2009-06-06). "On D-Day's 65th Anniversary, Americans' Reluctance to Serve Is Shameful". U.S. News & World Report.
  4. ^ "Military historian available to discuss D-Day anniversary". The University of Kansas. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. ^ Copp, Terry (2004). "Review of Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory". War in History. 11 (4): 479–481. doi:10.1177/096834450401100423. ISSN 0968-3445. JSTOR 26062007. S2CID 159601885.
  6. ^ "Reception and Keynote Address: Dr. Adrian Lewis, "Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory"". Eisenhower Foundation, KS. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  7. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (November–December 2009). "Conscription, the Republic and America's Future" (PDF). Military Review.
  8. ^ Tovy, Tal (2012-10-01). "Review of Lewis, Adrian R., The American Culture of War: A History of U.S. Military Force from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom". H-Net. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  9. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (November–December 2009). "Conscription, the Republic and America's Future" (PDF). Military Review.
  10. ^ "Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory by Adrian R. Lewis, 2001". Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  11. ^ "Adrian Lewis". Department of History. 2013-05-07. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  12. ^ "Lewis, Adrian R." Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  13. ^ "Adrian R. Lewis". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  14. ^ "First class of students from Wounded Warrior program to graduate May 16" (Press release). University of Kansas. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  15. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (October 2001). "Clash of Arms: How the Allies Won in Normandy by Russell A. Hart". The Journal of Military History. 65 (4): 1150–1151. doi:10.2307/2677693. JSTOR 2677693.
  16. ^ "$500K gift establishes KU professorship for military history". LJWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  17. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (2018). The American culture of war : the history of U.S. military force from World War II to Operation Enduring Freedom (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-84506-4. OCLC 1003517708.
  18. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (2012). The American culture of war : the history of U.S. military force from World War II to Operation Enduring Freedom (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-89020-5. OCLC 754518643.
  19. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (2014-10-24). The American Culture of War: A History of US Military Force from World War II to Operation Enduring Freedom. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-12615-8.
  20. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (2007). The American culture of war : the history of U.S. military force from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97976-4. OCLC 70131086.
  21. ^ a b Schonfeld, Roger C. (2012-12-31). "A JSTOR Time Line". JSTOR. Princeton University Press. pp. XXVII–XXXVI. doi:10.1515/9781400843114.xxvii. ISBN 978-1-4008-4311-4.
  22. ^ "The American culture of war: the history of U.S. military force from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom". Chicago: Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  23. ^ Lewis, Adrian R. (2003). Omaha Beach : A Flawed Victory. Chapel Hill. ISBN 0-8078-5469-7. OCLC 51234628.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  24. ^ Lewis, Adrian (2011-06-25). "The American Culture of War in the Age of Artificial Limited War, Warfare and Culture in World History, edited by Wayne Lee. (New York: New York University Press, 2011)". The University of Kansas. Archived from the original on 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  25. ^ Lewis, Adrian (2009-06-11). "Conscription, the Republic, and America's Future, Military Review, Vol. LXXXIX, No. 6, November-December 2009, 15-24". The University of Kansas. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  26. ^ Lewis, Adrian (2023-06-07). "Military Culture". University Press of Kansas. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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