The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers.Ībout 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. I am interested in supervising students looking to research intelligence, counterinsurgency and private security companies.The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. Finally I also have a special interest in private security companies and their role. My secondary research interest is counterinsurgency, looking at its continued utility as an operational level tool to enable a military force to achieve a specific aim in a specific area. My primary research interest is intelligence, concentrating on issues of risk and uncertainty, looking at how intelligence agencies – in the public and private sectors – can best support decision makers in complex environments. Huw Bennett 'Fighting the Mau Mau: The British Army and Counterinsurgency in the Kenya Emergency', Journal of Military History, Vol 77, No 4, October 2013, pp 1533-1534.īefore joining the department I worked as a political and security risk analyst in the private sector and served in the British Army, so my academic research interests largely reflect my previous background and experience.‘Iraq’, in Farson et al (eds), PSI Handbook of Global Intelligence and Security: National Approaches, (Westport, CT, Praeger Security International, 2008), pp 551-569.‘The Intelligence Cycle in the Corporate World: Bespoke or Off the Shelf’, in Mark Phythian (ed), Understanding the Intelligence Cycle, Routledge, (Abingdon, Routledge, 2013), pp 119-133.‘From the Banana Wars to the Three Block War: Warrior Scholars in the US Marine Corps’, in Mumford and Reis (eds), Warrior Scholars in Counterinsurgency (Abingdon,Routledge, 2013), pp 70-83.Controlling the Corporate Warrior in Iraq, in Gary Schaub (ed), Private Military and Security Contractors: Controlling the Corporate Warrior (New York: Roman and Littlefield, 2016).‘ The Future of Civil-Military Intelligence Co-operation Based on Lessons Learned in Iraq’, Intelligence and National Security, Vol 24, No 2, April 2009, pp 257-254.‘Hostile Environments: The New Frontiers’, (with William Freear), Intersec – The Journal of International Security, Jan 2010, pp 34-36.‘Leadership Decapitation: Al Qa’ida in Iraq as a Case Study’, RUSI Journal, Vol 155, No 4, Aug/Sep 2010, pp 32-26.‘Threat and Risk: What is the Difference and Why Does it Matter?’, Intelligence and National Security, Vol 27, No 2, April 2012, pp 172-186.'The Who, What, Why, and How of Teaching Intelligence: The Leicester Approach', with Helen Dexter and Mark Phythian, Intelligence and National Security, Vol 32, No 7, Dec 2017, pp 920-934.'The Use of Intelligence by Insurgent Groups: The North Vietnamese in the Second Indochina War as a Case Study', Intelligence and National Security, Vol 34, No 7, Dec 2019, pp 985-998.'Developing Theory on the Use of Intelligence by Non-State Actors: Five Case Studies on Insurgent Intelligence', Introduction to Special Section of Intelligence and National Security, Vol 34, No 7, Dec 2019, pp 980-984.‘ Spreading Ink Blots from Da Nang to the DMZ: The US Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Strategy in Vietnam 1965 – 1968’, (Warwick: Helion and Company, 2020).PL7543: Intelligence Ethics Publications Books PL7541: Intelligence Tradecraft and Techniques PL7540: Intelligence: Key Questions and Debates I convene and teach the following modules: I am the course leader for the MA DL Intelligence and Security. I hold a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and I am a Member of the Security Institute of Ireland. I studied at the University of Wolverhampton for my BA (Hons) in War Studies with Politics and my PhD on 'The Origins and Implementation of the US Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Strategy in Vietnam, March 1965 to November 1968'. Lecturer in Intelligence and Security BA (Wolverhampton), PG Cert (De Montfort), PhD (Wolverhampton) Contact detailsīefore joining the department I had extensive operational experience in the police, army, and commercial security sector.
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