What is Toms military experience, and what are his academic credentials?
For a full answer to this, please click the “bio” link above. Briefly, after graduating from West Point, Tom joined the 101st Airborne Division serving as an infantry platoon leader and as an advisor to South Vietnamese forces in Vietnam. He also participated in the CIA-run Phoenix Program during his time in Vietnam. Later, Tom worked as a civilian in various departments in the Army including Policy Analysis and Evaluation, Strategic Defense Command, and of course the Office of Military History. Tom’s academic background ranges from his undergraduate training and studies at The United States Military Academy at West Point, to a law degree from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. in American and military history from Princeton University. He also studied economics at the Rand Graduate School while working at the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, CA. Please see Tom’s bio and resume for more detailed information including a list of books and papers he’s written. If there are other q
