Date With History: A Discussion on Counterinsurgency

Dr. Conrad Crane will discuss the meaning of counterinsurgency doctrine.

How is it being implemented by our troops? These are important considerations and if you want to stay informed, come out to the First Division Museum’s COIN lecture series.

Our Date with History program will devote three months to the theme of counterinsurgency, in April, May, and June.

Crane is a 26-year veteran of the Army. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. He earned his Ph.D from Stanford University and was a professor of History at the U.S. Military Academy. After he retired from the military Dr. Crane served with the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College where he held the General Douglas MacArthur Chair of Research and the General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Chair of Aerospace Studies. In addition, he was the lead author for the new Army and Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Manual and was invited to Iraq in 2007 by General Petraeus to evaluate the new doctrine in action. Dr. Crane will explain what counterinsurgency doctrine is, the importance of counterinsurgency doctrine, and how are troops are implementing it in practice.