Paul Westermeyer

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Paul Westermeyer
OccupationAuthor and historian
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio State University
SubjectMilitary history,
US Marine history,
Medieval history

Paul W. Westermeyer is a public historian and the 2015 recipient of "The Brigadier General Edwin Simmons-Henry I. Shaw Award" for his book Liberating Kuwait: U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990–1991.[1]

Education[edit]

Westermeyer received both his bachelor's (in history) and master's degrees (in military history) from Ohio State University.

Career[edit]

He began his career teaching history at Ohio State University and Columbus State Community College.[2] In 2005, Westermeyer became a historian for the Marine Corps History Division, where he began publishing books.[2]

Awards[edit]

In 2015, Westermeyer was awarded The Brigadier General Edwin Simmons–Henry I. Shaw Award for superior historical scholarship, a prize presented by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.[1]

Bibliography[edit]

Books[edit]

  • HackJammer: HackMaster Adventures in Space[3]
  • U.S. Marines in Battle: Al-Khafji, January 28 - February 1, 1991[4]
  • Liberating Kuwait: U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990-1991[5]
  • Desert Voices: An Oral History Anthology of Marines in the Gulf War, 1990-1991[6]
  • U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2010-2014: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography[7]
  • The Legacy of Belleau Wood: 100 years of making Marines and winning battles, an anthology[8]
  • The Legacy of American Naval Power: Reinvigorating Maritime Strategic Thought[9]
  • The United States Marine Corps: The Expeditionary Force at War[10]

Magazine Articles[edit]

  • Shattered Amphibious Dreams: The Decision Not to Make an Amphibious Landing during Operation Desert Storm[11]
  • Every Marine a Flag Raiser: The Legacy and Meaning of the Iwo Jima Flag Raisings[12]
  • Historiography for Marines: How Marines should read and understand histories[13]

Presentations[edit]

  • Mountain Storm: Counter-insurgency and the Marine Air-Ground Task Force[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation – Annual Awards Program – Previous Award Winners". The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.
  2. ^ a b "Marine Corps University – Paul W. Westermeyer". usmcu.edu.
  3. ^ Miller, Adam; Westermeyer, Paul; McMurtry, Rian (2005). Morgan, Dan (ed.). HackJammer: HackMaster Adventures in Space. Mundelein, Illinois, USA: Kenzer & Company. ISBN 1-59456-039-0.
  4. ^ Westermeyer, Paul (2008). U.S. Marines in Battle: Al-Khafji, 28 January – 1 February 1991 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. OCLC 227207489.
  5. ^ Westermeyer, Paul (September 12, 2014). Liberating Kuwait: U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990–1991 (PDF). Quantico, VA: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division (published 2014). ISBN 9780991158812. OCLC 907575749.
  6. ^ Westermeyer, Paul; Hinman, Alexander, eds. (2016). Desert Voices: An Oral History Anthology of Marines in the Gulf War, 1990–1991 (PDF). U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. OCLC 947723097.
  7. ^ Westermeyer, Paul; Blaker, Christopher N., eds. (2017). U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2010–2014: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division (published April 24, 2017). OCLC 973199673.
  8. ^ Westermeyer, Paul, ed. (2018). The Legacy of Belleau Wood: 100 years of making Marines and winning battles, an anthology (PDF). Robertson, Breanne, PhD, art ed. Quantico, VA: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division (published 2019). ISBN 9780160944123. OCLC 1030161256.
  9. ^ Westermeyer, Paul, ed. (2019). The Legacy of American Naval Power: Reinvigorating Maritime Strategic Thought (PDF). Robertson, Breanne, PhD, art ed. Quantico, VA: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. ISBN 9781732003019. OCLC 1083673560.
  10. ^ Westermeyer, Paul, ed. (2019). The United States Marine Corps: The Expeditionary Force at War. Havertown, Pennsylvania: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781612006932. OCLC 1090427651.
  11. ^ Westermeyer, Paul (2018). "Shattered Amphibious Dreams: The Decision Not to Make an Amphibious Landing during Operation Desert Storm" (PDF). Marine Corps History. Vol. 3, no. 2. p34-47: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. ISSN 2381-375X.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  12. ^ Westermeyer, Paul; Robertson, PhD, Breanne (2019). "Every Marine a Flag Raiser: The Legacy and Meaning of the Iwo Jima Flag Raisings" (PDF). Investigating Iwo: The Flag Raisings in Myth, Memory, & Esprit de Corps. p251-266: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. ISBN 9781732003071. LCCN 2019035917.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  13. ^ Westermeyer, Paul (2019). "Historiography for Marines: How Marines should read and understand histories" (PDF). Marine Corps Gazette. Vol. 103, no. 11. p78-82: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. ISSN 0025-3170.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  14. ^ Westermeyer, Paul (December 2–4, 2015). Mountain Storm: Counter-insurgency and the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Speech). Landpower Conference. Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania: U.S. Army War College.

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