Lecture, The Mad Baron's March: International Rivalries and the Russian Civil War in Mongolia, 1920-1921, January 20, Colorado Springs, CO
by Grant Weller
Date: January 20, 2016
Location: Colorado, United States
Subject Fields: Asian History / Studies, Diplomacy and International Relations, East Asian History / Studies, Military History, Russian or Soviet History / Studies
The Rocky Mountain Military Affairs Society presents a free public lecture . . . "The Mad Baron’s March: International Rivalries and the Russian Civil War in Mongolia, 1920-1921"
Dr. John Jennings, Department of History, U.S. Air Force Academy
A specialist in Japanese history and a visiting researcher at Sophia University and International Christian University in Japan, John M. Jennings has written numerous books, articles, and reviews on Asian and military history. His publications include The Opium Empire: Japanese Imperialism and Narcotics Trafficking in Asia, 1895-1945 and the forthcoming Encountering Barbarians: Essays in the History of East Asian International Relations, 1428-1967. He is currently completing Taxed in Blood: A History of the Military, State, and Society in Japan, a new book for Reaktion Books. Jennings teaches Asian, military, and world history for the United States Air Force Academy. A Philadelphia native, he earned his doctoral and master’s degrees from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and his bachelor’s degree from Penn State University.
7:00 p.m. Wednesday, 20 January 2016
ENT Conference Center, Library 21C, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive, Colorado Springs, CO
Contact Info: Dr Grant Weller HQ USAFA/DFH. 2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 6F101 USAF Academy CO 80840
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