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Ohio University graduate History student Steven Wills published his master’s thesis on “Navy and Marine Corps Opposition to the Goldwater Nichols Act of 1986” on OhioLINK. Abstract: The Goldwater Nichols Act of 1986 was the most comprehensive defense reorganization legislation in a generation. It has governed the way the United […]

Ohio University graduate History student Peter Wickman published his master’s thesis on “China and the Origins of the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance” on OhioLINK. Abstract: British imperial policy in East Asia during the latter decades of the 19th century was informed primarily by a strategic agenda. It was focused on preventing […]

Three Ohio University History students presented at the Britain and the World Annual Conference in 2013. Dr. John Brobst, Associate Professor of History & Director of Graduate Studies at Ohio University, chaired the panel on “Britain’s Adaptable Empire in Twentieth Century Asia and the Middle East.” Peter Wickman presented “Partners in […]

Ohio University History graduate student P. Mike Rattanasengchanh presented “Selling an Image: U.S.-Thai Propaganda during the Cold War” on a panel of the Council on Thai Studies Annual Meeting at Northern Illinois University in 2013.

Ohio University History graduate student Lindsay Kittle published her master’s thesis on “Gentle Warriors: U.S. Marines and Humanitarian Action during the Vietnam War” on OhioLINK. Abstract: Although largely ignored in secondary literature, benevolent and humanitarian actions were an important part of the Marines’ experience during the Vietnam War. From the […]

History graduate student Luke Griffith published his master’s thesis on “Weighing Capabilities and Intentions: George Kennan and Paul Nitze Confront the Bomb” on OhioLINK. Abstract: While countless historians have studied George Kennan and Paul Nitze, there has yet to be a comprehensive account of Kennan and Nitze’s views on nuclear […]

History graduate student Tyler P. Esno’s master’ thesis on “For Freedom and Free Enterprise: The Origins, Development, and Legacies of Ronald Reagan’s Caribbean Basin Initiative” was published on OhioLINK in 2012. Abstract: In 1982, Ronald Reagan unveiled the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). CBI was an aid, trade, and investment program […]