American military historian
Paul Westermeyer
Occupation Author and historian Nationality American Alma mater Ohio State University Subject Military history, US Marine history, Medieval history
Paul W. Westermeyer is a public historian and the 2015 recipient of "The Brigadier General Edwin Simmons-Henry I. Shaw Award" for his book Liberating Kuwait: U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990–1991 .[ 1]
Westermeyer received both his bachelor's (in history) and master's degrees (in military history) from Ohio State University .
He began his career teaching history at Ohio State University and Columbus State Community College .[ 2]
In 2005, Westermeyer became a historian for the Marine Corps History Division , where he began publishing books.[ 2]
In 2015, Westermeyer was awarded The Brigadier General Edwin Simmons–Henry I. Shaw Award for superior historical scholarship, a prize presented by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation .[ 1]
HackJammer: HackMaster Adventures in Space [ 3] U.S. Marines in Battle: Al-Khafji, January 28 - February 1, 1991 [ 4] Liberating Kuwait: U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990-1991 [ 5] Desert Voices: An Oral History Anthology of Marines in the Gulf War, 1990-1991 [ 6] U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2010-2014: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography [ 7] The Legacy of Belleau Wood: 100 years of making Marines and winning battles, an anthology [ 8] The Legacy of American Naval Power: Reinvigorating Maritime Strategic Thought [ 9] The United States Marine Corps: The Expeditionary Force at War [ 10] Shattered Amphibious Dreams: The Decision Not to Make an Amphibious Landing during Operation Desert Storm [ 11] Every Marine a Flag Raiser: The Legacy and Meaning of the Iwo Jima Flag Raisings [ 12] Historiography for Marines: How Marines should read and understand histories [ 13] Mountain Storm: Counter-insurgency and the Marine Air-Ground Task Force [ 14]
^ a b "The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation – Annual Awards Program – Previous Award Winners" . The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.
^ a b "Marine Corps University – Paul W. Westermeyer" . usmcu.edu .
^ Miller, Adam; Westermeyer, Paul; McMurtry, Rian (2005). Morgan, Dan (ed.). HackJammer: HackMaster Adventures in Space . Mundelein, Illinois, USA: Kenzer & Company. ISBN 1-59456-039-0 .
^ Westermeyer, Paul (2008). U.S. Marines in Battle: Al-Khafji, 28 January – 1 February 1991 (PDF) . Washington, D.C.: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. OCLC 227207489 .
^ Westermeyer, Paul (September 12, 2014). Liberating Kuwait: U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990–1991 (PDF) . Quantico, VA: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division (published 2014). ISBN 9780991158812 . OCLC 907575749 .
^ Westermeyer, Paul; Hinman, Alexander, eds. (2016). Desert Voices: An Oral History Anthology of Marines in the Gulf War, 1990–1991 (PDF) . U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. OCLC 947723097 .
^ Westermeyer, Paul; Blaker, Christopher N., eds. (2017). U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2010–2014: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography (PDF) . Washington, D.C.: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division (published April 24, 2017). OCLC 973199673 .
^ Westermeyer, Paul, ed. (2018). The Legacy of Belleau Wood: 100 years of making Marines and winning battles, an anthology (PDF) . Robertson, Breanne, PhD, art ed. Quantico, VA: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division (published 2019). ISBN 9780160944123 . OCLC 1030161256 .
^ Westermeyer, Paul, ed. (2019). The Legacy of American Naval Power: Reinvigorating Maritime Strategic Thought (PDF) . Robertson, Breanne, PhD, art ed. Quantico, VA: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. ISBN 9781732003019 . OCLC 1083673560 .
^ Westermeyer, Paul, ed. (2019). The United States Marine Corps: The Expeditionary Force at War . Havertown, Pennsylvania: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781612006932 . OCLC 1090427651 .
^ Westermeyer, Paul (2018). "Shattered Amphibious Dreams: The Decision Not to Make an Amphibious Landing during Operation Desert Storm" (PDF) . Marine Corps History . Vol. 3, no. 2. p34-47: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. ISSN 2381-375X . ((cite magazine ))
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^ Westermeyer, Paul; Robertson, PhD, Breanne (2019). "Every Marine a Flag Raiser: The Legacy and Meaning of the Iwo Jima Flag Raisings" (PDF) . Investigating Iwo: The Flag Raisings in Myth, Memory, & Esprit de Corps . p251-266: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. ISBN 9781732003071 . LCCN 2019035917 . ((cite magazine ))
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^ Westermeyer, Paul (2019). "Historiography for Marines: How Marines should read and understand histories" (PDF) . Marine Corps Gazette . Vol. 103, no. 11. p78-82: U.S. Marine Corps, History Division. ISSN 0025-3170 . ((cite magazine ))
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^ Westermeyer, Paul (December 2–4, 2015). Mountain Storm: Counter-insurgency and the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Speech). Landpower Conference. Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania: U.S. Army War College.