Curriculum Vitae
Kevin J. Dougherty
Address: 27 Cinnamon Fern Circle
Hattiesburg, Mississippi39402
Telephone: 601.549.4414 (Work)
601.264.4405 (Home)
Email:
Education:
Currently a doctoral student in the International Development Program, University of Southern Mississippi
Master of Strategic Studies, 2005, US ArmyWarCollege
Master of International Relations, 1994, TroyStateUniversity
Bachelor of Science, 1983, United StatesMilitaryAcademy
Employment History:
US Army officer, 1983 to 2005.Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.Various positions as an infantry officer and foreign area officer to include battalion commander and professor of military science/department chair.
Instructor, 2005 to present, University of Southern Mississippi, Department of History
Skills:
Planning and leading military staff rides.
Analyzing historical actions in terms of current and enduring military doctrine.
Analyzing national security issues in terms of the instruments of national power.
Publications:
Books:
The Peninsula Campaign: A Military Analysis, The University Press of
Mississippi, 2005. Nominated for Ninth Annual Library of Virginia
Award in nonfiction.
Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience, The University Press of
Mississippi, 2007.
The Timeline of the Vietnam War, Amber Books, 2008.
Great Commanders Head to Head: The Battles of the Civil War, Amber Books,
2009.
Weapons of Mississippi, The University Press of Mississippi, 2010.
Strangling the Confederacy: The Civil War Coastal Campaign, Casemate, 2010.
Encyclopedia of the Confederacy, Amber Books, TBP 2010.
Contributions to Edited Volumes:
“Introduction”; “Kernstown”; “New Orleans”; “Gaines’ Mill”; “Corinth”; “The
Wilderness/Spotsylvania Courthouse”; KennesawMountain”; and Mobile
Bay.”Battles of the Civil War: 1861-1865. Ed. Michael Spilling. NY:
Barnes & Noble, 2007.
“Revival in the Confederate Army.”Taking the High Ground: Military Moments
with God. Ed. Jeff O’Leary. Colorado Springs, CO: Victor, 2001.
Monograph:
“The Coastal War in North and South Carolina,” The Blue and Gray Educational
Society, 2003.
Articles:
Over 55 articles in military professional and other journals including:
“Pacification and Force Ratios: The Implications of Vietnam on Current Strategy.” Synergy (Spring 2010): 73-80.
“Objective as a Principle of MOOTW: Selected Cases Studies, Lessons Learned, and Implications.”Global Horizons (Fall 2007): 64-95.
“Sherman’s Meridian Campaign: A Practice Run for the March to the Sea.”Mississippi History Now(Apr 2007). Available on-line:
“Invading Sicily- A Tale of Branches and Sequels.”Joint Forces Quarterly (Summer 2002): 108-113.
“The Evolution of Air Assault.”Joint Forces Quarterly (Summer 1999): 51-58.
“Fixing the Enemy in Guerilla Warfare.”Infantry (Mar-June 1997): 33-35.
“Artillery Raids: Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Future Applications.”Field Artillery Journal (July-August 1996): 30-33.
“Bridging Doctrinal Concepts on the Decisive Point.”Military Review (July-August 1995): 62-65.
“The Indirect Application of Military Power: US Policy Toward Nicaragua.”Military Review (October 1994): 52-63.
“Bastogne: Aerial Resupply of an Encircled Force.”Army Logistician (November-December 1993): 25-27.
“The Viet Minh at Dienbienphu: Artillery in a Mountainous Environment.”Field Artillery(August 1993): 16-19.
“Supplying Merrill’s Marauders.”Army Logistician (May-June 1992): 28-29.
Encyclopedia Entries:
Encyclopedia of International Security, “Nation-building,” “Peace Enforcement
Operations,” “Somalia, United Nations Operations in.” Washington, DC: CQ
Press, forthcoming.
America in World History, “New Harmony and the Utopian Movement,” “The Civil War
and Modern Combat,” “Blockade and U.S.-British Relations During the Civil
War,” “Bosnia and the Balkan Wars,” “Humanitarian Crises and Ethnic Conflict.”
edited by Susan Crean.Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, forthcoming.
World War II in the Pacific: An Encyclopedia, “Aerial Resupply,” “Alamo Scouts,” “Los
Banos Raid,”edited by Stanley Sandler. NY:Garland Publishing, 2000.
World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia, “Anzio,”“Army, United States,”
“Belgium and Flanders,”“Dunkirk,”“Dynamo, Operation,”“Eben Emael,”“Four
Chaplains,”“Marshall, George Catlett,”“Ramsay, Bertran,”“Rangers,”
“Rotterdam,”“Saint Lo Breakout,”“Salerno,”“Sicily.”edited by David Zabecki.
NY:Garland Publishing, 1999.
The Korean War: An Encyclopedia, “Airborne Operations,”“Rangers, US Army,”
“Taylor, Maxwell.”edited by Stanley Sandler. NY: GarlandPublishing,
1995.
Book Reviews Published In:
Air Power,Blue & Gray Educational Society, Civil War Book Review, Journal of Mississippi History, Military Review, On Point, Tennessee Library Association
Conference Papers Presented:
“The Greek Civil War and Principles of Operations Other Than War,” The Society for
Military History Conference, Virginia Military Institute,May 2010.
“Posse Comitatus during the Los Angles Riots and after Hurricanes Andrew and
Katrina,” Preparing for the Next Katrina Conference, University of Southern Mississippi, Oct 2009.
“The Dominican Republic: A Case Study in Restraint,” Regional Conference on
International Security and International Safety,” Northwestern StateUniversity,
Apr 2008.
“Changes in the Use of Force, Decision-Making Models, and International Relations
Theory in the US,” International Security/International Safety Conference,
MississippiStateUniversity, Mar 2007.
“Objective as a Principle of Military Operations Other Than War,” Global Policy and
Development Conference, OldDominionUniversity, Apr 2006.
Courses Taught:
HIS 101 World Civilizations 1
HIS 101 Honors
HIS 101 World Civilizations 2
HIS 102 Honors
HIS 351 US Military History
HIS 351 19th Century American Military Leadership
HIS 360 Modern Military History
HIS 463 The US Civil War
PS 331 World Politics
Consulting:
“The French and Indian War,” presentation for The American Institute for History Education, Feb 2010
“The American Revolution,” presentation for The American Institute for History Education, Feb 2010
“Civil War Leadershipand Mexican War Experience” presentation for the Jackson Civil War Roundtable, May 2009
“Lessons Learned From the Vicksburg Campaign” presentation for “Teaching American History,” May 2008
AP Reader, World History, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
Amber Books. Reviewer of The Timeline of the Civil War.
Prentice Hall. Reviewer of Heritage of World Civilizations: TLC Edition.
McGraw-Hill. Reviewer of Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History.
McGraw-Hill. Reviewer of Structures & Systems.
Facility Security Officer, ARES Systems Group, 2007-2008.
Staff Rides:
Kennesaw Mountain, U. S. Army Infantry Officers Advanced Course
Vicksburg, University of Southern Mississippi Army ROTC
Vicksburg, Medical Task Force Shelby
Awards:
Outstanding Instructor Award, The University of Southern Mississippi Department of
Athletics, 2006, 2007.
Third Place in Command Military Leadership Essay Contest 2002.
Second place in Joint Forces Quarterly Writing Contest 1999.
Third place in Military Review Writing Contest 1994.
First place in The Field Artillery Association History Writing Contest 1993, 1995, 1996.
Daughters of Colonial Wars Award for Excellence in American History, United States
MilitaryAcademy, 1983.
Works-in-Progress:
“Leadership Lessons from the Vicksburg Campaign” (book-length manuscript)