Programs
Kansas Military History Seminar
The Institute hosts the KMHS which brings together scholars of military history throughout the region and beyond, including at K-State, KU, and the Command and General Staff College to encourage cutting edge research by students a faculty. Meeting 2-3 times a semester, the KMHS creates a collaborative space for scholars to try out new ideas and help each other develop their projects. Meetings are hybrid and open to anyone who wants to participate.
For more information on attending or presenting, contact Professor Orr (aorr1@k-state.edu).
- Taiwo Bello (Oklahoma State University), "When Survival Becomes a Crime: Biafran Women and Military Violence in the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970." October 22, 2024.
- Brittany Huner (University of North Texas), "Ladies Outrageous: American Servicewomen in Film During World War II." October 10, 2024.
- John Hosler (US Army Command and General Staff College), "The Military History of Medieval Jerusalem." March 20, 2024.
- Hayley Hasik (Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site), "Army Helicopters and Consumer Culture in the Cold War." February 22, 2024.
- R. F. Williams (Army University Press), "The Airborne Mafia: Organizational Culture and Institutional Change in the Cold War US Army." October 19, 2023.
- Charles Sexton (Kansas State University), “Building Iraqi Security Forces: The U.S. Military's Development and Employment of Indigenous Iraqi Troops during Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003-04." March 29, 2023.
- Damon Penner (Kansas State University), “‘To Expedite Our March to the Pacific’: The Logistics of Brigadier General Stephen Kearney’s 1846-47 March to California.” February 22, 2023.
- Kathleen Antonioli (and the students of French 720 "Topics in Translation" at Kansas State University), “Translating the Great War--Diary of a Poilu.” December 6, 2022.
- Andrew Wrigth, “Battle of Baqubah – 2007." October 25, 2022.
- Benjamin McCloskey (Kansas State University), “The First War Memoir: Xenophon of Athens' 'Autobiography." September 27, 2022.
- Cameron Zinsou (US Army Command and General Staff College), “Occupation, Requisitions and Meaning in Wartime France, 1939-1945." April 20, 2022.
- Angela Riotto (Army University Press), “Confederate Prisoners of War and the Roots of the Lost Cause." March 23, 2022.
- David Mills, “Bread for my Enemies: Feeding Germany from Hitler to the Marhsall Plan." February 23, 2022.
- Hannah Palsa (Kansas State University), “Dogs for Defense.” November 3, 2021.
- Tuan Hoang, Claudio Innocenti, and Suzanne Orr “Dealing with Defeat: What Comes After Losing." October 20, 2021.
- Marc DeVore, Kristin Harkness, and Andrew Orr “Militaries and Electoral Politics.” October 30, 2020
Meet the Author Series
The Institute sponsors two visits each year by authors of important new books in military history. The visits give students and the University community the chance to discuss cutting edge issues in military history.
- Cameron McCoy (US Cyber Command), Contested Valor: African American Marines in the Age of Power, Protest, and Tokenism. April 17, 2025. Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences Community Lectures Series.
- Beth Bailey (University of Kansas), An Army Afire: How the US Army Confronted Its Racial Crisis in the Vietnam Era. March 29, 2024.
- Eric Michael Burke (Army University Press), Soldiers from Experience: The Forging of Sherman's Fifteenth Army Corps, 1862-1863. November 9, 2023.
The Eisenhower Lecture in War and Peace is a biennial event hosted by the Kansas State University Department of History. Internationally acclaimed historians are invited to speak on an issue of war and peace in their field of specialization. Created with the personal approval of President Dwight Eisenhower, the lectures reflect his belief that questions of war and peace, much like the natural linkages of militaries and the societies they defend, are part of a single field of study.
The Institute is honored to be a sponsor of the Teaching Military History project. It provides support for teaching military history from elementary school through the doctoral level. The website contains K-12 lesson plans, college syllabi, graduate reading lists, and pedagogical essays that disseminate cutting-edge techniques for teaching military history.
Institute for Military History
Contact Information:
Director
Dr. Andrew Orr
aorr1@ksu.edu
Associate Director
Dr. Marjorie Galelli
galelli@ksu.edu
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