Great Power Competition and the American Culture of War

*Apologies for a brief interruption in Dr. Lewis's audio. This was due to a brief unstable Internet connection and was missed in the editing process.

Today's guest is Dr. Adrian R. Lewis. Dr. Lewis is the David B. Pittaway Professor of Military History at the University of Kansas. He has researched and written extensively on war, military affairs, and the Armed Forces of the United States for over twenty years. Dr. Lewis’ publications include The American Culture of War: The History of U.S. Military Force from World War II to Operation Enduring Freedom, which now in its third edition, published in 2018; as well as Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory, published in 2001 and still considered to be the best analysis of Allied amphibious warfare doctrine in the European Theater of Operations, as well as numerous book chapters and articles. Dr. Lewis has taught at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point; the University of California, Berkeley where he served as the Professor of Military Science, and the University of North Texas, Denton where he served as the Chair of the Department of History. Lewis earned his B.A. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley; M.A. in History from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; MBA from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; and Ph.D. in History from the University of Chicago. Dr. Lewis is a retired soldier in the U.S. Army. He served with the 2-1 Infantry and 2-23 Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, and the 2-75 Infantry (Ranger). He has served in Korea, Alaska, Panama, and Germany.