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From its inception, the United States has run the gamut of attitudes concerning diplomatic and military postures ranging from non-interventionist isolation to colonial and global hegemon. This course will frankly discuss the nature of U.S. diplomatic and military concerns and how they were dealt with by the powerful constitutional republic

Dr. Jeff Gentsch, a Professor of Military History at the University of West Alabama, earned his doctorate from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and has presented papers at the Institute of Historical Research, London, and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Since 1994, he has been an interpretative historian for Shiloh National Military Park, where he has conducted staff rides for the U.S. military and led hikes to commemorate the anniversary of the battle. Specializing in modern military history between 1859 and 1975, Gentsch holds a degree in geography which he integrates into his course methodology of political, economic, strategic, operational, and tactical analysis.