Mackubin T. Owens Professor of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College 686 Cushing Road Newport, RI  02841 (401) 841-2015 owensm@nwc.navy.mil

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Dallas
• M.A., Oklahoma University
• B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara

Courses Taught:

• AHG 503 Sectionalism and Civil War
• AHG 504 Civil War and Reconstruction (Syllabus)

Books:

• Sword of Republican Empire: A History of American Civil-Military Relations, (University Press of Kentucky, forthcoming).
• Strategy and Force Planning, co-editor (Naval War College Press, 1995; Second Edition, 1997; Third Edition, 2000; Fourth Edition, 2004).

Recent Publications:

• Editorials on the Ashbrook Center Website
• "Strategy and the Logic of Force Planning," Strategy, Security, and Forces Faculty, eds., Strategy and Force Planning, Fourth Edition (Naval War College Press, 2004).
• "Transforming Transformation: Force Planning Implications of the War in Iraq," Strategy, Security, and Forces Faculty, eds., Strategy and Force Planning, Fourth Edition (Naval War College Press, 2004).
• "Abraham Lincoln: Democratic Statesmanship in War," Steven Kurtz, ed., Abraham Lincoln and Democracy in America (University of Chicago Press, 2004).
• "Alexander Hamilton: Champion of American Enterprise," Matthew Spalding, ed., The Founders’ Almanac (The Heritage Foundation, 2002).
• "George Washington and the Military Strategy of the Revolution," in Patriot Sage: George Washington and the American Political Tradition, eds. Gary L. Gregg and Matthew Spalding (ISI Books, 1999).