Christina Goulter
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Dr Christina Goulter is a New Zealand
-born and educated British
military historian who is currently a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London
. Between 1994 and 1997 Dr Goulter served as an Associate Visiting Professor of Strategy at the US Naval War College in Rhode Island
.
Dr Goulter researches and teaches on air power, intelligence
and counter-insurgency
studies. Her works include one book, A Forgotten Offensive: Royal Air Force Coastal Command's Anti-Shipping Campaign 1940-1945 (London: Frank Cass, 1995), and various articles on current aerospace
subjects, intelligence, the Special Operations Executive in World War II, and counter-insurgency warfare. A forthcoming book will deal with British intervention in the second round of the Greek Civil War
, with a particular focus on urban
counter-insurgency
.
Dr Goulter is a member of the CAS Air Power Workshop
, a small working group of scholars and other theorists convened by the Chief of Air Staff (the head of the Royal Air Force). She is also Committee member, Royal Aeronautical Society
, and is on the Advisory Panels of several journals, including Strategic Studies Quarterly. She is also a member of the Academic Advisory Panel of the Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies
.
In August 2006 she was quoted as arguing that it was the Royal Navy, not the Royal Air Force, that won the Battle of Britain
in 1940. Dr Goulter, along with two other historians, later issued a rebuttal, arguing that their holistic view of British defences had been seriously misrepresented. She said that that British Air Power, as a whole played the decisive role in victory, and this included Bomber and Coastal Commands, as well as the Fleet Air Arm
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
-born and educated British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
military historian who is currently a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. Between 1994 and 1997 Dr Goulter served as an Associate Visiting Professor of Strategy at the US Naval War College in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
.
Dr Goulter researches and teaches on air power, intelligence
Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
and counter-insurgency
Counter-insurgency
A counter-insurgency or counterinsurgency involves actions taken by the recognized government of a nation to contain or quell an insurgency taken up against it...
studies. Her works include one book, A Forgotten Offensive: Royal Air Force Coastal Command's Anti-Shipping Campaign 1940-1945 (London: Frank Cass, 1995), and various articles on current aerospace
Aerospace
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
subjects, intelligence, the Special Operations Executive in World War II, and counter-insurgency warfare. A forthcoming book will deal with British intervention in the second round of the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, with a particular focus on urban
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
counter-insurgency
Counter-insurgency
A counter-insurgency or counterinsurgency involves actions taken by the recognized government of a nation to contain or quell an insurgency taken up against it...
.
Dr Goulter is a member of the CAS Air Power Workshop
CAS Air Power Workshop
The Chief of the Air Staff's Air Power Workshop, sometimes known merely as the CAS Workshop, is a small working group of senior scholars and other theorists convened by the Chief of Air Staff, the professional head of the Royal Air Force...
, a small working group of scholars and other theorists convened by the Chief of Air Staff (the head of the Royal Air Force). She is also Committee member, Royal Aeronautical Society
Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.-Function:...
, and is on the Advisory Panels of several journals, including Strategic Studies Quarterly. She is also a member of the Academic Advisory Panel of the Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies
Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies
The Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies is a Royal Air Force sponsored think tank which engages in the study of air power.The centre was launched on 23 August 2007 by Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, Chief of the Air Staff...
.
In August 2006 she was quoted as arguing that it was the Royal Navy, not the Royal Air Force, that won the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
in 1940. Dr Goulter, along with two other historians, later issued a rebuttal, arguing that their holistic view of British defences had been seriously misrepresented. She said that that British Air Power, as a whole played the decisive role in victory, and this included Bomber and Coastal Commands, as well as the Fleet Air Arm
Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
.