1. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER28

7:00 P.M.—Two Rivers Ballroom 2

STUDYING AND WRITING ABOUT WAR

Sponsored by the Society for Military History

CHAIR: Joseph C. Fitzharris, University of St. Thomas (jcfitzharris@stthomas.edu)

“The Vanguard: The Journal (and the Society) of Military History and the Invigoration of Military History”

Bruce Vandervort, Virginia Military Institute and Journal of Military History

(vandervortB@vmi.edu)

RECEPTION will follow, hosted by the Society for Military History

5. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

8:30 A.M.—Clear Water Tower B

CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS

Sponsored by the Society for Military History

CHAIR: Richard Beringer,

University of North Dakota (Richard_berlinger@und.nodak.edu)

“Off to Dakota: An Iowa Civil War Surgeon in the West, 1861-1862”

Terence J. Lindell

Wartburg College (lindell@wartburg.edu)

“Behind Rebellion, On the Plains: Benjamin Grierson and the Kiwa Troubles of the 1870s”

Catharine R. Franklin

University of Oklahoma (franklin@ou.edu)

COMMENT: Joseph C. Fitzharris

University of St. Thomas (jcfitzharris@stthomas.edu)

9. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

10:30 a.m.—Four Seasons Hall 4

WAR ON THE HOME FRONT: SUPPRESSION OF CIVIL RIGHTS

Sponsored by the Society for Military History

CHAIR: Ralph W. Scharnau

Northeast Iowa Community College(Rrscharnau@aol.com)

“Confluence of Conflict: Houston and the Camp Logan Riot, 1917”

Clayton E. Lust,

University of Houston (claytonlust@yahoo.com)

“World War I and Southeast Todd County, Minnesota”

Edward Pluth

St. Cloud State University (ejpluth@aol.com)

COMMENT: James Westheider

Clermont College ( westheje@email.uc.edu)

14. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

12:15 p.m.—Two Rivers Ballroom II

FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

HENRY AARON’S SUMMER UP NORTH

Povletich Productions and Mindset Productions, 2005; 77 min.

Based on A Summer Up North: Henry Aaron and the Legend of Eau Claire Baseball, by Jerry Poling (University of Wisconsin Press, 2002)

QUESTION AND ANSWER OPPORTUNITY

Bill Povletich and Josh Adams, filmmakers (povletich@earthlink.net)

Jerry Poling, author (jerry.poling@ecpc.com)

No charge, but advance registration required—please check box on registration form if you plan to attend

Box lunches available during the screening—please check box on registration form if you wish to purchase lunch

16. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

2 p.m.—Clear Water Tower B

FOREIGNERS IN EAST ASIA: MILITARY IMPLICATIONS, 1930-1950

Sponsored by the Society for Military History

CHAIR: Reiko Shinno

University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire (shinnor@uwec.edu)

“William Henry Chamberlin and Hugh Byas in Japan: A Comparative Treatment of the February 26, 1936 Incident:

Debra A. Mulligan

Roger Williams University (dmulligan@rwu.edu)

“After the War: The American Military in China, 1945-1949”

Katherine K. Reist

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown ( kreist@pitt.edu)

“Friendly Enemies: France, China and Vietnam in War and Peace, 1945-1950”

David Gordon, Bronx Community College and CUNY Graduate Center (david.gordon@bcc.cuny.edu)

COMMENT: Kathleen Broome Williams

Cogswel Polytechnical College (kbbwilliam@aol.com)

28. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

8:30 a.m.—Clear Water Tower C

WORLD WAR I

Sponsored by the Society for Military History

CHAIR: Chris Dixon

University of Newcastle (Chris.Dixon@newcastle.edu.au)

“Allied Intervention in North Russia, 1918-1919: Coalition Warfare and Relations

withRussians Under Occupation”

Eugene Feit

CUNY Graduate Center (efeit@gc.cuny.edu)

“Zeppelin Raids Over Northeast England, 1915-1916: Bringing the War toCivilians”

Dean Ulland

Riverland Community College (deulland@smig.net)

COMMENT: Gene A. Mueller

Texas A&M University-Texarkana (Gene.Mueller@tamut.edu)

31. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

10:30 a.m.—Clear Water Tower C

THREAT PERCEPTION AND RESPONSES

Sponsored by the Society for Military History

CHAIR: Debra A. Mulligan

Roger Williams University (dmulligan@rwu.edu)

“’So You Want to be a Soldier?’ The U.S. Army, the Soviet Threat, and the

Transition to the All-Volunteer Force, 1970-1975”

Leo J. Daughtery III (400 Harriett Tubman Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23185)

“The Last Appeasement”

Gerald D.Anderson

North Dakota State University (Gerald.anderson@ndsu.nodak.edu)

COMMENT:

Selika Ducksworth-Lawton

University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire (duckswsm@uwec.edu)

40. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

1:30 p.m.—Four Seasons Hall 4

THE REAL AND THE REEL D-DAY

Sponsored by the Society for Military History

CHAIR: Walter Dunn

Independent Scholar (peterjolly@elknet.net)

“Onscreen History: Comparing and Contrasting Depictions of D-Day”

Dustin Gann

Emporia State University (gann_dustin@stumail.emporia.edu)

“The Guns of Bretteville: 13^th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery and the Defeat of the 12^th SS Panzer Division at Bretteville l”Orgueilleuse, Normandy, 07-10 June 1944”

Marc Milner

University of New Brunswick (milner@unb.edu)

COMMENT:

Donald Bittner

U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College (bittnerdf@verizon.net) )

44. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

8:30 a.m.—Clear Water Tower A

CIVIL/MILITARY RELATIONS

Sponsored by the Society for Military History

CHAIR: Margaret Sankey

Minnesota State University, Moorhead (sankeym@mnstate.edu)

“Civil versus Military Administration: The Interior Department’s Case for Pacific

Islands Administration, 1945-1947”

Hal Friedman,

Henry Ford Community College (Friedman@hfcc.edu)

“Managing the Civilians: The Deacons for Defense and Justice in Bogalusa and

the FBI, 1964-1968”

Selika Ducksworth-Lawton

University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire (duckswsm@uwec.edu)

“African-Americans and the Draft: Local Draft Boards in the San Francisco Bay

Area, 1965-1969”

James Westheider

Clermont College (westheje@email.uc.edu)and

Chris Dixon

University of Newcastle (Chris.Dixon@newcastle.edu.au)

COMMENT: David Fitzpatrick

Washtenaw Community College (fitzd@umich.edu)

55. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

11 a.m.—Clear Water Tower A

MILITARY LEADERSHIP

Sponsored by the Society for Military History

CHAIR: Katherine K. Reist

University of Pittsburg, Johnstown (kreist@pitt.edu)

“Major General A.R. Chater, CB, CVO, DSO, OBE, Royal Marines: From

Preparation for and Defeat in British Somaliland to Victory in Europe and India,

1937-1945”

Donald Bittner

U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College (bittnerdf@verizon.net)

“He More than Held the Fort: The Civil War Career of Union General John Murray

Corse”

Tom Colbert

Marshalltown Community College (Tom.Colbert@iavalley.edu)

COMMENT

Bruce Vandervort

Virginia Military Institute (vandervortB@vmi.edu)