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James Corum

b. 1947

American military historian

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About James Corum

Born 1947. James Corum is an American military historian and historian.

James Sterling Corum is an American air power historian and scholar of counter-insurgency. He has written several books on counterinsurgency and other topics. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserve.

Early life Corum was educated at Heidelberg, Gonzaga University (BA, 1975), Brown University (MA, 1976), and Oxford (M. Litt., 1984). He graduated Ph.D from Queen's University in Canada in 1990.

His first teaching post, from 1979 to 1981, was at Oxford as a German language tutor in the History faculty. He was then a professor of military history in the Department of Joint and Multinational Operations at the US Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth. In 2008 he was also an adjunct professor of military history at Austin Peay State University.

From 2009 to 2014, Corum was dean of the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia. From there, he became a lecturer in the School of Arts and Media at the University of Salford.

Corum's primary speciality is air power history and he argues more in favour of integrated air power than of so-called strategic missions independent of the joint battlespace.

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Important facts

Born
1947
Birth century
Occupation
Military historian, historian
Nationality
Education
University of Oxford, Brown University
Employers
United States Army Command and General Staff College

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James Corum?

American military historian

When was James Corum born?

James Corum was born in 1947.

What is James Corum's occupation?

James Corum is a military historian and historian.

What nationality is James Corum?

James Corum is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James Corum

· Wikidata: Q6131760

· DBpedia: James Corum

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