Warriors in Washington: Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II

On Tuesday, October 28, the Clements Center for National Security, AROTC, America in the World Consortium, and the Department of History hosted Grant Golub for a book talk on Warriors in Washington: Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II.

Dr. Grant Golub is an Assistant Professor of American History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College. His first book, entitled Warriors in Washington: Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II, examines how the US Army influenced the politics of American grand strategy during World War II and rose to become one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States and was published with Cambridge University Press in July. 

Before coming to the USAWC, Grant was an Ernest May Fellow in History & Policy with the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School. He has held additional fellowships with the Notre Dame International Security Center and the International Policy Scholars Consortium & Network based at Johns Hopkins – SAIS. His scholarly work has also been published in the Journal of Strategic Studies and The International History Review. Grant has also written for The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Business Insider, and other leading publications. He has a BA in History and American Studies from Princeton University and an MSc and PhD in International History from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).