HR job title
- Retired Professor
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Linn, Brian Professor
Positions
- Faculty Affiliate, Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, Bush School of Government and Public Service
- Ralph R. Thomas Class of 1921 Professor in Liberal Arts, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University
- Professor, History, College of Arts and Sciences
My research focus has been on the 20th century U.S. Army's military, intellectual, and social evolution, imperial and counterinsurgency warfare, comparative international history, and the American way of war. My current project is a study of the U.S. armed forces' recovery from war.
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Overview
Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Linn, B. M.
(2023).
Evolving Grand Narratives: A Forty-Year Perspective. War and Society.
42(1), 7-11.
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Linn, B. M.
(2023).
Forty Years On: Master Narratives and US Military History. War and Society.
42(1), 26-33.
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Linn, B. M.
(2022).
Imagining Nuclear War in the British Army, 1945-1989. War in History.
29(3), 755-756.
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Harmanny, A., & Linn, B. M.
(2020).
'Technical violence' in the Dutch-Indonesian War Heavy weapons in the period of decolonization. Bijdragen en Mededelingen Betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden.
135(2), 93-110.
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Linn, B. M.
(2016).
The US Army's Postwar Recoveries. Parameters : journal of the US Army War College.
46(1), 13-22.
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Linn, B. M.
(2011).
The US Armed Forces' View of War. Daedalus.
140(3), 33-44.
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Linn, B. M.
(2002).
America and guerilla warfare. War in History.
9(3), 373-374.
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Linn, B. M.
(2002).
The 'American Way of War' revisited (Russell F. Weigley). Journal of Military History (US).
66(2), 501-530.
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Linn, B. M.
(1999).
The Pulahan campaign: A study in US pacification. War in History.
6(1), 45-71.
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LINN, B. M.
(1996).
THE LONG TWILIGHT OF THE FRONTIER-ARMY. Western Historical Quarterly.
27(2), 141-&.
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LINN, B. M.
(1995).
THE GENERALS GENERAL - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MACARTHUR,ARTHUR - YOUNG,KR. Journal of Military History (US).
59(3), 539-540.
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LINN, B. M.
(1995).
CROSSING THE DEADLY GROUND - UNITED-STATES-ARMY TACTICS, 1865-1899 - JAMIESON,PD. The Historian (East Lansing): a journal of history.
57(4), 800-801.
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Linn, B. M.
(1994).
Pretty Scaly Times: The Ohio National Guard and the Railroad Strike of 1877. Ohio history / Ohio Historical Society.
94, 171-181.
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Linn, B. M.
(1991).
Intelligence and lowintensity conflict in the Philippine war, 18991902. Intelligence and National Security.
6(1), 90-114.
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LINN, B. M.
(1990).
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY - THE AMERICAN-LEGION, 1919-1941 - PENCAK,W. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography.
114(3), 474-476.
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LINN, B. M.
(1989).
HIGHLAND SOLDIER - A SOCIAL STUDY OF THE HIGHLAND REGIMENTS, 1820-1920 - HENDERSON,DM. 13, 69-70.
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Linn, B. M.
(1987).
Provincial Pacification in the Philippines, 1900-1901: The First District Department of Northern Luzon. Journal of Military History (US).
51(2), 62-62.
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Linn, B. M.
(1987).
Guerrilla Fighter: Frederick Funston in the Philippines, 1900-1901. Kansas History.
10(Spring), 2-16.
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Linn, B. M.
(2023).
Evolving Grand Narratives: A Forty-Year Perspective. War and Society.
42(1), 7-11.
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book
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Linn, B. M.
(2016).
Elviss Army. Harvard University Press.
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Linn, B. M.
(2009).
The Echo of Battle. Harvard University Press.
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Linn, B. M.
(2000).
The U.S. Army and Counterinsurgency in the Philippine War, 1899-1902. UNC Press Books.
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Linn, B. M.
(2000).
The Philippine War, 1899-1902. University Press of Kansas.
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Linn, B. M.
(1999).
Guardians of Empire The U.S. Army and the Pacific, 1902-1940. Univ of North Carolina Press.
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Linn, B. M.
(2016).
Elviss Army. Harvard University Press.
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chapter
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Linn, B. M.
(2015).
Assessing the Philippine War. Blanken, L. J., Rothstein, H., & Lepore, J. J. (Eds.),
Assessing War The Challenge of Measuring Success and Failure.
(pp. 111-126).
Georgetown University Press.
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Linn, B. M.
(2012).
Before the Quagmire: The US Army and Southeast Asia. Murfett, M. H. (Eds.),
Cold War Southeast Asia.
(pp. 224-250).
Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd.
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Linn, B. M.
(2011).
Batangas: Ending the Philippine War. Moten, M. (Eds.),
Between War and Peace How America Ends Its Wars.
(pp. 155-178).
Simon and Schuster.
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Linn, B.
(2009).
The impact of the Philippine wars (1898-1913) on the U.S. Army. Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State.
(pp. 460-472).
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Linn, B. M.
(2009).
The Impact of the Philippine Wars (1898-1913) on the U.S. Army. McCoy, A., & Scarano, F. (Eds.),
Colonial Crucible Empire in the Making of the Modern American State.
(pp. 460-472).
Univ of Wisconsin Press.
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Linn, B. M.
(2006).
The US Army and Small Wars: An Uncomfortable Reality. Dennis, P., & Grey, J. (Eds.),
An Art in Itself The Theory and Conduct of Small Wars and Insurgencies : the 2006 Chief of Army Military History Conference.
(pp. 3-15).
Australian Military History Publications.
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Linn, B. M.
(2005).
Foreshadowing the war in Iraq: The U.S. war in the Philippines, 1899-1902. Warriors and Scholars: A Modern War Reader.
(pp. 254-273).
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Linn, B. M.
(2005).
Ambiguous Legacy, Dubious Future: Expeditionary Warfare and the US Military. Dennis, P., & Grey, J. (Eds.),
Battles Near and Far: A Century of Operational Development.
(pp. 71-97).
Australian Army History Unit.
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Linn, B. M.
(1999).
Cerberus' Dilemma: The U.S. Army and Internal Security in the Pacific, 1902-1940*. Killingray, D., & Omissi, D. (Eds.),
Guardians of Empire The Armed Forces of the Colonial Powers, C. 1700-1964.
(pp. 114-136).
Manchester University Press.
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Linn, B. M.
(1997).
The White Man's Burden: The US Military in the Philippines, 1898-1902. Gonzales-Vales, L. E. (Eds.),
1898 Enfoques y Perspectivas : Simposio Internacional de Historiadores en torno al 1898 : Cuba, Espaa, Estados Unidos, Filipinas, y Puerto Rico.
(pp. 111-142).
Academia Puertorriquea de la Historia.
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Linn, B. M.
(2015).
Assessing the Philippine War. Blanken, L. J., Rothstein, H., & Lepore, J. J. (Eds.),
Assessing War The Challenge of Measuring Success and Failure.
(pp. 111-126).
Georgetown University Press.
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conference paper
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Linn, B. M.
(2013).
The US Army, Technology, and Atomic Warfare in the 1950s. 571-581.
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Linn, B. M.
(2011).
An American Way of Irregular Warfare?. 45-54.
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Linn, B. M.
(2004).
Challenge and change: West Point and the Cold War. 218-247.
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Linn, B. M.
(2013).
The US Army, Technology, and Atomic Warfare in the 1950s. 571-581.
Research
principal investigator on
- Fellowship awarded by National Endowment for the Humanities - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2019
- Fulbright Distinguished Professorship, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom awarded by Fulbright Foundation - (Athens, Greece) 2016
- Research Grant awarded by Smith Richardson Foundation - (Westport, Connecticut, United States) 2008 - 2016
- Bosch Fellow in Public Policy awarded by American Academy in Berlin - (Berlin, Germany) 2014
- Fulbright Fellowship, Department of History, National University of Singapore awarded by Fulbright Foundation - (Athens, Greece) 2009
- Woodrow Wilson International Center Fellowship awarded by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2004 - 2005
- Susan Louise Dyer Peace Fellowship awarded by Hoover Institution - (Stanford, California, United States) 1993 - 1994
- John M. Olin Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded by Yale University - (New Haven, Connecticut, United States) 1990 - 1991
Teaching
teaching activities
- HIST230 Am Mil Hist 1609-pres Instructor
- HIST234 European Military History Instructor
- HIST444 Amrc Mlty His Snc 1901 Instructor
- HIST445 History Of Military Strategy Instructor
- HIST481 Seminar In History Instructor
- HIST485 Directed Studies Instructor
- HIST491 Research Instructor
- HIST645 Res War And Society Instructor
- HIST646 Rdg War And Society Instructor
- HIST685 Directed Studies Instructor
- HIST691 Research Instructor
- HIST691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Dimmitt, Neil W. (2020-11). Lunar Bases to Linebacker: Air Force Thought During the Vietnam War, 1960-1973.
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Grotelueschen, Mark Ethan (2004-09). The AEF way of war: the American army and combat in the First World War.
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Hemler, Christopher Kyle (2018-02). Coordinating Destruction: Joint Assault Signal Companies in the Pacific War.
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Hemler, Christopher Kyle (2021-12). Learning Triphibious War: American Fire Control and Coordination in the Pacific War.
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Johnson, Daniel I. (2011-08). Death and Doctrine: U.S. Army Officers' Perceptions of American Casualty Aversion, 1970-1999.
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Leach, Ryan Thomas (2017-05). A Matter of Perspective: A Comparative Analysis of Field Grade and General Officer Lesson Learning.
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Mihara, Robert Yoshio (2009-05). Lesser victories: a study of the Philippine Constabulary and Haitian Gendarmerie.
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Morris, Michael F. (2020-11). Waging War in I Corps: III Marine Amphibious Force Headquarters in Vietnam, 1965-1971.
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Phillips, Ross Eldridge (2019-04). Operation Dewey Canyon: Search and Destroy in the Age of Abrams.
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Powell, James Scott (2006-10). Learning under fire: a combat unit in the Southwest Pacific.
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Pruitt, James Herman (2012-07). Leonard Wood and the American Empire.
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Sacquety, Troy James (2009-05). The organizational evolution of OSS detachment 101 in Burma; 1942-1945.
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Springer, Paul Joseph (2006-08). American prisoner of war policy and practice from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror.
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Weber, Nathaniel R (2016-04). United States Military Advisory Assistance Groups During the Cold War, 1945-1965.
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Weber, Nathaniel R. (2012-02). The United States Military Assistance Advisory Group in French Indochina, 1950-1956.
Background
education and training
awards and honors
- Fellow, conferred by American Academy in Berlin - (Berlin, Germany), 2014
- Traditional Fulbright Scholarship, conferred by Council for International Exchange of Scholars - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2009
- Fellow, conferred by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2005
- Fellowship, conferred by John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation - (New York, New York, United States), 2003
- Summer Stipends Awards, conferred by National Endowment for the Humanities - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 1989
Contact
first name
- Brian
has last name
- Linn
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
History
4236 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4236
USA
Other
In the News
- b-linn@tamu.edu