The Military History Seminar Series
Dr. David Kilcullen, is a former Australian infantry officer with 22 years of service, including operational deployments in East Timor, Bougainville and throughout the Middle East. Earning a PhD at the University of New South Wales, his doctoral dissertation on insurgency in traditional societies drew on his extensive fieldwork with guerrillas and terrorists in Indonesia during the 1990s. Dr. Kilcullen is a globally recognized expert on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism. He is the author of The Accidental Guerrilla, published in 2009 by Oxford University Press, which analyzes the complex interplay between local guerrillas and global terrorists in contemporary war zones from Africa to Southeast Asia. Dr. Kilcullen joined the Crumpton Group after a distinguished tenure as Special Advisor for Counterinsurgency to the US Secretary of State. In that capacity, he was responsible for the counterterrorism and counterinsurgency policy programs in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan. Dr. Kilcullen also served as senior counterinsurgency advisor to General David Petraeus, the Commander of Multinational Forces in Iraq, and has been widely credited for his contribution to designing the Iraq "surge." In his role as chief counterterrorism strategist at the US State Department, Dr. Kilcullen has worked in the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
27th Annual Alfred & Johanna Hurley Military History Seminar Registration will take place in the lobby outside ESSC 255 at 8:30 AM. This year’s Alfred & Johanna Hurley Military History Seminar will include: Mr. Rajiv Chandrasekaran: Counterinsurgency and State-Building in Iraq and Afghanistan: A View from the Front Lines Captain William Nance: Success of the Ink Spot: Area Security Operations in Southwest Mosul Dr. David Kilcullen: The Accidental Guerilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One Registration is $30.00 by invitation only before 5:00 PM October 16, 2009. Sorry, no day-of registration. Military History Seminar - Program
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Distinguished analyst and historian Dr. David Kilcullen will deliver the keynote address at this year's 27th Annual Alfred and Johanna Hurley Military History Seminar, which will be held on Saturday October 24, 2009 at UNT. The theme and title this year will be "From the Fertile Crescent to the Hindu Kush: Front Line Perspectives on America's 'Long War'." Dr. Kilcullen's talk will be titled "The Accidental Guerilla: Fighting Small Wars in he Midst of a Big One."
The veteran's perspective will be delivered in the luncheon address presented by Captain Willam S. Nance. Commissioned a Second-Lieutenant of Armor on 1 June 2002 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Nance was assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, Fort Carson, CO, serving as a platoon leader and staff officer in Operation Iraqi Freedom I. In May 2006, Captain Nance assumed command of Heavy Company, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. In November 2007, he deployed his company to Mosul, Iraq, and conducted area security operations in the southwest portion of the city. In May 2008, Captain Nance assumed command of Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. Relinquishing command one year later, he is currently assigned to United States Army Student Detachment preparing for an assignment as Assistant Professor of Military History at West Point after completing studies at the University of North Texas. Captain Nance holds a Bachelor of Science in Military History from the US Military Academy. He is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic Course, the Armor Captains' Career Course, and the Cavalry Leaders' Course. His awards and decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal (three awards), the Army Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. Captain Nance's talk will be titled "Success of the Ink Spot: Area Security Operations in Southwest Mosul."
The morning speaker, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, is a senior correspondent and associate editor of The Washington Post. His reporting and writing is focused on the U.S. effort to stabilize Afghanistan, and he travels there frequently to meet with Afghans and Americans involved in counterinsurgency operations and reconstruction programs. He has served as The Post's national editor and as an assistant managing editor. From April 2003 to October 2004, he was The Post's bureau chief in Baghdad, where he was responsible for covering the reconstruction of Iraq and supervising a team of correspondents. Mr. Chandrasekaran is the author of Imperial Life in the Emerald City, an award-winning account of the American effort to reconstruct Iraq. The book, which provides a firsthand view of life inside Baghdad's Green Zone, won the Overseas Press Club book award, the Ron Ridenhour Prize, and Britain's Samuel Johnson Prize. It was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2007 by the New York Times. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he holds a degree in political science from Stanford University. Mr. Chandrasekaran's talk will be titled "Counterinsurgency and State-Building in Iraq and Afghanistan: A View from the Front Lines." 