The Citadel Symposium on American Leaders and Leadership in World War I

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2018Bond Hall, Room 1658:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLICSponsored by The Citadel’s Department of History, Daniel

Library, and Krause Center for Leadership & Ethics

8:30-9:00: Coffee and Introductory Remarks

9:00-9:45: Edward Lengel (Independent Scholar and Author), Never in Finer Company: Doughboys and Marines of World War I.

9:45-10:30: Richard Faulkner (Professor, US Army Command and General Staff College), 90 Day Wonders and Jumped-up Sergeants: Creating Mass Combat Leaders for a Mass Total War.

10:30-1045: Break

10:45-11:30: Herbert Frandsen (Professor Emeritus, Air War College), The Birth of American Air Power in the Great War.

11:30-1:30: Lunch (on your own)

1:30-2:15: Lawrence Sondhaus (Professor, University of Indianapolis), Admiral Sims and the American Naval Role in WWI.

2:15-3:30: Matt Davenport (Independent Scholar and Author), Summerall and Marshall: Forging a New Path to Victory for the United States Army.

3:00-3:15: Break

3:15-4:00: Panel

4:00-4:45: Book Signing