About the Presenter
Kevin Weddle is professor emeritus of military theory and strategy at the US Army War College. He served on active duty in the US Army for 28 years as a combat engineer officer, participated in Operations Desert Storm and Enduring Freedom, and retired as a colonel. He is the author of two award-winning books, including the 2021 recipient of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History, The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution. His project will trace George Washington’s transformation from a relatively inexperienced senior officer into an extremely capable commander-in-chief, one who demonstrated both political shrewdness and strategic sophistication. He will explore how the general grew into his role through trial and error, nurturing relationships with superiors, peers, and subordinates, developing a keen understanding of his adversaries (both British and American), and his evolving understanding of the nature of the war he was fighting.
Recipient of the James C. Rees Fellowship on the Leadership of George Washington.