In this event hosted by Centre for Statecraft and National Security, Dr Grant Golub will present his new book 'Warriors in Washington: Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II'

Speakers: Dr. Grant Golub

How did the US Army emerge as one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States following World War II? In this book talk, Grant H. Golub asserts that this remarkable shift was the result of the Army’s political masters consciously transforming the organization into an active political player throughout the war.

Led by Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War and one of the most experienced American statesmen of the era, the Army energetically worked to shape the contours of American power throughout the war, influencing the scope and direction of US foreign policy as the Allies fought the Axis powers.

The result saw the Army, and the military more broadly, gain unprecedented levels of influence over US foreign relations. As World War II gave way to the Cold War, the military helped set the direction of policy toward the Soviet Union and aided the decades of confrontation between the two superpowers.

About the Speakers:

Dr. Grant Golub is an Assistant Professor of American History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College. His first book, entitled Warriors in Washington: Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II, examines how the US Army influenced the politics of American grand strategy during World War II and rose to become one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States and was just published with Cambridge University Press. Before coming to the USAWC, he was an Ernest May Fellow in History & Policy with the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School. He has held additional fellowships with the Notre Dame International Security Center and the International Policy Scholars Consortium & Network based at Johns Hopkins – SAIS. His scholarly work has also been published in the Journal of Strategic Studies and The International History Review. He has a BA in History and American Studies from Princeton University and an MSc and PhD in International History from the LSE.