S1E16 Wayne Lee - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Today's MHPT guest is Wayne Lee, the Bruce W. Carney Distinguished Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (to not confuse with those other Universities of North Carolina). Wayne earned his Ph.D. from Duke University and is currently on loan to the USAF School for Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, as the Colin S. Gray Visiting Professor of Strategic Studies. At Chapel Hill, Wayne is also an Adjunct Professor in the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense and also a Research Associate in the UNC Research Laboratory in Archeology. In 2015/16, he was the Harold K. Johnson Chair of Military History at the U.S. Army War College. Prior to joining the faculty at UNC, he was an assistant professor of history at the University of Louisville. 

A specialist in warfare in colonial and revolutionary America, Wayne has branched out into the world history arena with his interest in war and culture. He publishes prolifically in history and archeology, including Crowds and Soldiers in Revolutionary North Carolina: The Culture of Violence in Riot and War, Barbarians and Brothers: Anglo-American Warfare, 1500-1865, and Waging War: Conflict, Culture, and Innovation in World History. He is also the editor or co-editor of numerous volumes, including The Other Face of Battle: Combat in America's Forgotten Wars and Empires and Indigenes: Intercultural Alliance, Imperial Expansion, and Warfare in the Early Modern World. In 2007 he was among the editors recognized by the Society for Military History's Distinguished Reference Book Award for The Encyclopedia of War and American Society. In 2014, with co-authors Michael L. Galaty, Ols Lafe, and Zamir Tafilicahe, he won the Society for American Archaeology’s Scholarly Book of the Year award for Light and Shadow: Isolation and Interaction in the Shala Valley of Northern Albania.

Born in Germany to a military family, Wayne was a combat engineer officer in the US Army, serving in Germany and the First Gulf War, before deciding to pursue graduate work in history. He’s a whitewater kayaker, a traditional archery enthusiast, and does some blacksmith work. A Renaissance Man, if there ever was one - if you need a bourbon recommendation, he's the person to ask! Follow Wayne on Twitter @MilHist_Lee. Join us for an engaging chat with Wayne Lee!

Rec. 01/17/2022