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Ft. Leavenworth Series - Denis Mahan and the Foundations of American Theory

During the first half of the nineteenth century, no military thinker arguably had more impact on the United States Army than Denis Hart Mahan. By the time he graduated at the top of his class at West Point in 1824, Mahan had become a protégé of Superintendent Sylvanus Thayer, whose wide-ranging reforms would win him recognition as “Father of the Military Academy.” In 1830, Mahan accepted appointment as Professor of Civil and Military Engineering at West Point and carried his mentor’s work forward in the decades that followed. Mahan’s writings and influence on the officers who, after surviving “Old Cobbon Sense’s” classroom, would dominate the Army nearly to the end of the 19th century made him one of the most important figures in the evolution of American warfare. This talk will describe Mahan’s life, his role in shaping the military academy, the ideas that he promoted in the army, and his place in the American military experience. Submit your questions for Dr. Rafuse to [email protected] for the question-and-answer portion of the program. For more information, visit our website. Find us on our other platforms: Facebook   / doleinstitute   Twitter   / doleinstitute   Instagram   / doleinstituteofpolitics   LinkedIn   / the-dole-institute-of-politics   The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.