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Faculty Peter Mansoor Fellows and Visitors Staff Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History 125A Mershon Center 1501 Neil Ave. 614.688.3304 [email protected] Peter Mansoor Raymond E. Mason Jr. Education Chair in Military History B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. (1982) The Ohio State M.A., Military History, The Ohio State University (1992) University Ph.D., Military History, The Ohio State University (1995) M.S.S., Strategic Studies, Army War College (2003)

Teaching/Research Modern U.S. military history, World War II, Iraq War, counterinsurgency warfare.

Selected Publications "How the Surge Worked" (Washington Post, August 10, 2008)

"How to Get out of Iraq – Intact" (New York Times, November 23, 2008)

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale University Press, 2008)

The GI Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions, 1941-1945 (University Press of Kansas, 1999). Winner of the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History (2000), and the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award (2000).

"A New Counterinsurgency Center of Gravity Analysis: Linking Doctrine to Action" (Military Review, Professional Journal of the U.S. Army, 2007)

"Counterinsurgency in Karbala," in War in Iraq: Planning and Execution, ed. by Thomas A. Keaney (Routledge, 2007)

"Spears and Ploughshares: Equipping the Force for Operations in Iraq" (RUSI, Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, 2005)

"By Their Deeds Alone: The 4th Armored Division at Nancy-Arracourt," in By Their Deeds Alone: America’s Combat Commanders on the Art of War, ed. by Richard D. Hooker Jr. (Presidio Press, 2003)

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"Troyes, France, 1944: All Guns Blazing," in City Fights: Selected Histories of Urban Combat from World War II to Vietnam, ed. by Col. John Antal and Maj. Bradley Gericke (Presidio Press, 2003)

"Guarding America's Interests in the Gulf" (Army Magazine, The Magazine of the Association of the United States Army, 2000)

"The Heavy Division in 2010: An Alternative Concept," with Richard D. Hooker Jr. (Army Magazine, The Magazine of the Association of the United States Army, 1999)

"Basing Light Armor Battalions" (Armor Magazine, Professional Journal of Mounted Warfare, 1993)

"The Second Battle of Sedan, May 1940" (Military Review, Professional Journal of the U.S. Army, 1988)

"The Ten Lean Years" (Armor Magazine, Professional Journal of Mounted Warfare, ed. of four-part book-length series, 1987)

"The Defense of the Vienna Bridgehead" (Armor Magazine, Professional Journal of Mounted Warfare, 1987)

Selected Military Service Executive Officer to Gen. David Petraeus, Commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq (Feb. 2007-May 2008)

Founding Director, U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. (July 2006-Jan. 2007)

Member, Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategy Group to Reassess the Strategy for the Iraq War, Washington, D.C. (Sept.-Dec. 2006)

Senior Military Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (July 2005-June 2006)

Commander, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany (July 2004-June 2005)

Commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baghdad, Iraq (July 2003-July 2004)

G-3 (Operations, Plans and Training), 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Fort Hood, TX (June 2001-June 2002)

Commander, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, Fort Hood, TX (June 1999-June 2001)

Special Assistant to the Director of Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. (April 1997-April 1999)

A veteran of three deployments to the Middle East, to include extensive experience in Iraq and Kuwait

Military Decorations Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2nd Award) Bronze Star Medal for Valor Bronze Star Medal

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Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (4th Award) Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal (3rd Award) Army Achievement Medal (5th Award) Presidential Unit Citation Joint Meritorious Unit Award (3rd Award) National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Iraq Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Army Service Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award)

Mershon Project Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Historical Context (2009-10)

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