al >>> i'm the director of the -- it is my pleasure this evening to introduce to you michael neiberg. michael is the newly appointed inaugural chair of war studies at the u.s. army war college in carlisle, pennsylvania. an internationally recognized historian of world war i and ii. he formerly served as the henry l.stinson chair of history at the u.s. army war

it is my pleasure this evening to introduce to you michael neiberg, michael is the newly appointed inaugural chair of war studies at the u.s. army war college in carlisle, pennsylvania. an internationally recognized historian of world war i and ii, dr. neiberg formally served as the henry l. stinson chair of history in the department of

it is my pleasure this evening to introduce to you michael neiberg, michael is the newly appointed inaugural chair of war studies at the u.s. army war college in carlisle, pennsylvania. an internationally recognized historian of world war i and ii, dr. neiberg formally served as the henry l. stinson chair of history and department of national security and strategy at the u.s. army war college. his scholarship focus s on the american and french experiences in the two world wars, and seeks to make the history of warfare and international relations relevant to policymakers and practitioners. he is the author of numerous scholarly mondaygra lly monogra dance of the fuhries, europe and the outbreak of world war i, a work named by the wall street journal as one of the top five best books ever written about world war i. pretty impressive. his most recent work "the path to war," how the first world war created modern america, was just published by oxford university press in 2016. with a background in social history, military history, french history and american history, dr. neiberg published widely

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army war college professor michael neiberg talks about the civil war, world war i, and the concept of total war. this was part of an annual conference hosted by gettysburg colleges civil war institute. >> good evening. i am peter carmichael. i am professor of history at gettysburg college. i'm also the director of the support institute. it is my pleasure this evening to introduce to you michael neiberg, michael is the newly appointed inaugural chair of war studies at the u.s. army war college in carlisle, pennsylvania. an

army war college professor michael neiberg. he talks about the concept of total war and uses the civil war and world i as examples. he also discusses societal changes brought about by the use of total war. this presentation is about an hour. >> good evening. i am peter carmichael. i am professor of history at gettysburg college. i'm also the director of the support institute. it is my pleasure this evening to introduce to you michael neiberg, michael is the newly appointed inaugural chair of war studies at the u.s. army war college in carlisle, pennsylvania. an internationally recognized historian of world war i and ii, dr. neiberg formally served as the henry l. stinson chair of history in the department of national security and strategy at the u.s. army war college. his scholarship focuses on the american and french experiences in the two world wars, and seeks to make the history of warfare and international relations relevant to policymakers and practitioners. he is the author of numerous scholarly monographs including dance

army war college professor michael neiberg talks about the civil war, world war i, and the concept of total war. this was part of an annual conference hosted by gettysburg colleges civil war institute. >> good evening. i am peter carmichael.

if you recall, michael neiberg, who you heard last night was also a student of j. mills thornton. john published an important book entitled the social roots of antebellum reform in alabama and michigan. his co-speakerer is michael birkner, the benjamin franklin professor of liberal arts and history at gettysburg college. many of you might remember that michael was the interim director of the civil war institute. he played a pivotal role in the transition. there is not a person on this faculty that i rely more on than michael birkner. he has been indispensable to what i have done here, what my staff has done, the way we've been able to connect with gettysburg college students. and there are students who adore him, and this is the highest praise you can give a teacher. i hear time and time again that michael birkner's class on historical message is called a boot camp. and the kids who come out of that boot camp -- i, of course, have them in other courses, are exceedingly well trained and come back to me time and again and say michael is their favorite professor and he is a man with e

army war college professor michael neiberg talks about the civil war, world war i, and the conce