Sharing this space with us today and also to begin, i would like to thank our cosponsors, the gender equality and initiative affairs and the studies program, the National Securities program and the g. W. Military and veteran services for making in event possible. Thank you for your support. I would lining to begin this like to begin this event by saying is it is on the record and questions at the end are welcomed so today our conversation will center on the role of little and of in National Security and the role of women in National Security and interNational Security and ican think of no one more qualified to share her thoughts on this topic than secretary christine wormuth. Please allow me to share some of her career highlights. She is the 24th secretary of the army. She was worn in on may 27, 2021 following her nomination by President Biden and her confirmation by the United States senate. As the civilian leader of it have United States army, secretary wormuthover sees the services
And his overall inking about the art of command on a 19thcentury command on a 19thcentury battlefield. The historical moments ofs personal lees personal Battlefield Leadership provide an opportunity to evaluate him through his physical actions at the tactical level, as opposed to an interpretation of his Strategic Thinking where historians have spilled much ink investigating his thoughts on generalship during the civil war. Pute moments where lee himself a great personal risk also wrote a moment to review discerned his army was an exceptional danger. Robert edward lee was no stranger to the perils of combat put himself a great personalposts. His service during the war with mexico, is harrowing personal reconnaissance prior to the battle of cerro gordo in 1847 the provided Winfield Scott with critical intelligence on the enemys flank position was vital to the planning of a crushing flank attack executed by scotts armie. Army. He was in danger consistently throughout his time as commandi
All right. It is my pleasure to introduce for our final afternoon talk. Barton myers. Hes an Society Professor of history at washington and Lee University. Where he teaches courses on civil war, war and society. His main refers is warfare, soldiers and atrocities. He has earned his ph. D. At the university of georgia where he studied under john insko. There he published his masters thesis entitled executing daniel bright, race loyalty and gorilla violence in a coastal care loo nacommunity this received the 2009 jules and Francis Landry award for the best book in southern studies, just recently Cambridge University published the dissertation, rebels against the confederacy. As you can tell, barton is an expert on gorilla warfare he has a recent volume thats come out, edited with Brian Mcknight and daniel suter land. Entitled gorilla hunters, irregular conflicts during the civil war. 2017 youre not going to speak on gorilla warfare after all this he does more than that and i have asked h
All right. It is my pleasure to introduce for our final afternoon talk. Barton myers. Hes an Society Professor of history at washington and Lee University. Where he teaches courses on civil war, war and society. His main refers is warfare, soldiers and atrocities. He has earned his ph. D. At the university of georgia where he studied under john insko. There he published his masters thesis entitled executing daniel bright, race loyalty and gorilla violence in a coastal care loo nacommunity this received the 2009 jules and Francis Landry award for the best book in southern studies, just recently Cambridge University published the dissertation, rebels against the confederacy. As you can tell, barton is an expert on gorilla warfare he has a recent volume thats come out, edited with Brian Mcknight and daniel suter land. Entitled gorilla hunters, irregular conflicts during the civil war. 2017 youre not going to speak on gorilla warfare after all this he does more than that and i have asked h
All right. It is my pleasure to introduce for our final afternoon talk. Barton myers. Hes an Society Professor of history at washington and Lee University. Where he teaches courses on civil war, war and society. His main refers is warfare, soldiers and atrocities. He has earned his ph. D. At the university of georgia where he studied under john insko. There he published his masters thesis entitled executing daniel bright, race loyalty and gorilla violence in a coastal care loo nacommunity this received the 2009 jules and Francis Landry award for the best book in southern studies, just recently Cambridge University published the dissertation, rebels against the confederacy. As you can tell, barton is an expert on gorilla warfare he has a recent volume thats come out, edited with Brian Mcknight and daniel suter land. Entitled gorilla hunters, irregular conflicts during the civil war. 2017 youre not going to speak on gorilla warfare after all this he does more than that and i have asked h