Seeing Iraq in Ukraine
Peter Mansoor, Ph.D., is the General Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair of Military History at The Ohio State University is a frequent media commentator on national security affairs. A distinguished graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he earned his doctorate from The Ohio State University. He assumed his current position in 2008 after a 26-year career in the U.S. Army that included two combat tours, and which culminated in his service as executive officer to General David Petraeus in Iraq. He is the author of Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq and Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War. His most recent work is the co-edited volume The Culture of Military Organizations.
Evan Wollen (LTC, retired) served as a field artillery officer in the US Army, retiring in October 2016 after 22 years in service. A World War I historian, Wollen has served as a professor of history at the United States Military Academy, head coach for the women’s Army rugby team, and deputy director of the US Army’s Combat Studies Institute. Currently a freelance writer, Wollen is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His last job on active duty was as 35th professor of military science at CMC. Wollen is a graduate of Amherst College.
Colonel Mansoor’s Athenaeum visit is supported by the CMC Chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society, a national organization headquartered in Washington, DC, with a mission to launch students into the fields of foreign policy and national security. This event commemorates 2022 Veterans' Day in recognition of all retired and active service men and women.