Brian VanDeMark
Department of History, Sampson Hall 318
United States Naval Academy
572 Holloway Road, Annapolis, MD 21402
(410) 293-6265
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles (1988)
- Ph.D., History
- University of Texas, Austin (1983)
- M.A., History
- University of Texas, Austin (1981)
- B.A., Plan II
Major Publications
American Sheikhs: Two Families, Four Generations, and the Story of America's Influence in the Middle East (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2012)
Pandora's Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb (paperback ed., New York: Little Brown, Back Bay Books, 2005)
Robert S. McNamara with Brian VanDeMark, In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam (New York: Times Books, 1995; paperback ed., New York: Vintage Books, 1996)
Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991; paperback ed., 1995)
Research assistant to Clark Clifford with Richard Holbrooke, Counsel to the President: A Memoir (New York: Random House, 1991; paperback ed., New York: Anchor Books, 1992)
Reseach Areas
- International History
- American Diplomatic History
- Social and Political Effects of Education
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (Aug 1990 - Present)
Awards
- Visiting Fellow, St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford (Spring 2002)
- Freeman Professor of American History, Hopkins-Nanjing Center, Nanjing, China (1999-2000)
