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Ed Wood
Assistant Professor of History
Office: Louis Bennett Hall Room 231
Phone: 304-462-7361 Ext. 7274
Ed.Wood@glenville.edu
ACADEMIC DEGREES:
Ph.D. History, University of Nebraska (2003)
M.A. History, University of Nebraska (1995)
B.A. History, University of Iowa (1985)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Ph.D.
Modern Europe
Modern European Military
American Military
Modern East Asia
Modern East Asian Military
World
M.A.
Modern Britain
British Imperial
B.A.
Major: History
Minor: Geography
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Assistant Professor, Glenville State College
Adjunct Professor, Peru State College
Instructor, University of Nebraska
Instructor, Concordia College
COURSES TAUGHT
First Year Experience, World History to 1500, World History since 1500, U. S. History
to 1877, U. S. History since 1877, Western Civilization to 1715, Western Civilization
since 1715, World Regional Geography, Modern East Asia, East Asian Civilizations, Careers
and Fields in History and Political Science, U. S. Military History to 1917, U. S. Military
History since 1917, World War I, World War II, Europe 1500-1815, Europe since 1815, European
Geography, Victorian England, Modern Germany, Modern Japan, Military History.
PUBLICATIONS
Book: Mud: A Military History, Washington D.C.: Potomac Books, 2006.
Chapter: "Soil and Warfare" in Soil and Culture (anticipated publication
date -- 2008)
Encyclopedia Articles: "Battle of Killicrankie", "Battle of Nagashino", "Battle of
Sekigahara", "Battle of St. Mihiel", "Oda Nobunaga", "Frederick Sleigh Roberts",
Magill's Guide to Military History, edited by John Powell, Salem Press,
Inc., 2001.
Encyclopedia Article: "Battle of Culloden", Land Warfare: An Encyclopedia,
edited by Stanley L. Sandler, ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2002.
PRESENTATIONS
Radio Interview with Harry Allen "Nonfiction" WBAI - 2007.
C-SPAN 2 "Book TV" - Mud: A Military History, Annual Meeting of the Association
of the U. S. Army - 2006.
"British Implementation of the Martial Race Theory in the Indian Army: A Military
Perspective, 1857-1893," Northern Great Plains History Conference, 2004.
"The Cold I Don't Mind, but the Mud is Intolerable: The Influence of Mud on Military
Morale," Missouri Valley History Conference, 2002.
HONORS
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nebraska, 2001.
Citation of Recognition for Contribution to Students, Teaching Council, University of Nebraska, 2001.
Honor Graduate, Ordnance Officer Basic Course, U. S. Army, 1986.
Distinguished Military Graduate, Army ROTC, University of Iowa, 1983.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
United States Marine Corps, Company B, 3d Light Armored Infantry Battalion at Bardera
Somalia for Operation Restore Hope and combat action at the Emir’s Ranch during the Gulf
War; 1989-1993.
United States Army, Company D, 55th Support Battalion at Neu Ulm, West Germany; 1985-1988.
ASSOCIATIONS
FACDIS (West Virginia Consortium for Faculty and Course Development in International Studies)
Society of Military History
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