T X HammesT. X. Hammes is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the National Defense University. He holds a DPhil in Modern History, from Oxford University, a Masters in Historical Research from Oxford, and a BS from the U. S. Naval Academy. In addition to two boks, Dr. Hammes has published more than 160 articles. He has lectured at conferences, war, and staff colleges in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. During his thirty years in the Marine Corps, Dr. Hammes commanded an intelligence battalion, an infantry battalion, and the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force. He also participated in stability operations in Iraq and Somalia and trained insurgents in various locations. Read More Read Less