Faculty

David Silbey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History, Humanities Department

Professional Education

• B.A. in History, Cornell University

• M.A. in History, Duke University

• Ph.D. in History, Duke University

Research Interests

• Nationalism in Modern Europe

• Industrialized Mass War from 1861 to 1945

• Guerrilla/Asymmetrical/Protracted War

Books

• David Silbey, A War of Empire and Frontier: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902 (New York: Hill and Wang, 2007)

• David Silbey, The British Working Class and Enthusiasm for Warfare, 1914-1916  (New York, Taylor & Francis, 2005).

• Timothy Dowling, ed., Personal Perspectives on World War I (San Francisco: ABC-Clio, 2005). (Chapter on Indian soldiers at war)

• Timothy Dowling, ed., Personal Perspectives on World War II (San Francisco: ABC-Clio, 2005). (Chapter on Japanese-American soldiers at war)

Courses

• History 121, The Study of European History
• Upper Level History Courses (290 & 349)

Trips

• Spring 2004: Field Trip to Battleship New Jersey in Camden, NJ

• Summer 2003: Britain, Belgium, France

Research Bibliographies

• Military History: Top 100

• The Internet Research Library for History (courtesy of the Alvernia Library)

• Library History Research Guide

Phi Alpha Theta Advisor

Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
~Constantine P. Cavafy