McFate Montgomery - Military Anthropology

MONTGOMERY McFATE

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Montgomery McFate, 2018

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Montgomery McFate

Title: Military Anthropology: Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire / Montgomery McFate.

Description: Oxford [UK]; New York: Oxford University Press, [2018]

ISBN: 9780190680176 (print)

ISBN: 9780190934729 (updf)

ISBN: 9780190934941 (epub)

The book is dedicated to my son, Vale Danger Vaughn Carlough, without whose surprise arrival I would never have settled down enough to write anything.

This book was produced with support from the Minerva Program in the U.S. Office of Secretary of Defense. Many thanks are due to Tom Mahnken and Erin Fitzgerald who dedicated time and energy to bringing social science research into the Department of Defense. I would like to thank the many people who helped along the way, including Jonathan Crist, Lynn Tesser and Kim Hardee at U.S. Institute of Peace who provided support during my tenure as a Jennings Randolph Fellow, during which some of the earliest drafts of these chapters were written. Thanks are also due to Conrad Crane of the Army Heritage and Education Center at Carlisle Barracks and Greg Wilcox for helping with access to Don Marshalls papers. Many people at the U.S. Naval War College provided support and assistance, including Ambassador Mary Anne Peters who encouraged me to audit the Joint Maritime Operations course (and to Professor Chris Gregor, Professor Steve Forand and CAPT Alan Abramson who made the experience very productive). Many people read drafts of various chapters, including Professor Doug Hime, Professor Milan Vego, and Professor Wolff von Heinegg, for which I thank them warmly. Professor Chris Demchak provided constant encouragement and friendship. Georgette Wilson proofread each chapter and tracked down a few stubbornly elusive citations, for which she deserves much credit. I would also like to thank the wonderful librarians at the U.S. Naval War College (especially Jack Miranda) and the awesome administrative professionals (especially Sherri Whitmarsh and Dalton Alexander) who made the process smoother. My deep thanks to the Center for Naval Warfare Studies and Analysis who supported me throughout this research, including Professor Drew Winner, Dean Barney Ruble, Rachael Shaffer and Dean Tom Culora. Most special thanks and gratitude are owed to Professor Pete Dombrowski who provided endless cheap coffee and deep insights.