James Corum
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Dr James Sterling Corum is an American air power historian and authority on counter-insurgency.
in Tartu
, Estonia
since January 2009. He is also Adjunct Professor of Military History at Austin Peay State University
. He was formerly Professor of Military History
in the Department of Joint and Multinational Operations at the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Previously he was Professor of Comparative Military Studies at the School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Air University, Alabama
. During 2005 he was both a Visiting Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
University and a visiting Fellow of the Levershulme Program on the Changing Nature of War, Department of International Politics, Oxford University.
and he argues more in favour of integrated air power than of so-called strategic missions independent of the joint battlespace. He also writes on counterinsurgency. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserve. His books include: "The Luftwaffe
: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940", "The Roots of Blitzkrieg
: Hans von Seeckt
and German Military Reform" and "Wolfram von Richthofen
: Master of the German Air War" and "Bad Strategies: How Great Powers Fail in Counterinsurgency (Zenith Press, 2008). Among Corum's many articles is: "To stop them on the beaches: Luftwaffe Operations against the Allied Landings in Italy," Air Power Review, Vol. 7 No. 2 (Summer 2004), pp. 47-68. Dr. Corum is a blogger for the British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, writing on international affairs and military issues.
. He is a Roman Catholic. He lives in Tartu, Estonia with his adopted son Tommy and wife Lynn Corum.
Dr Corum has completed courses at military staff colleges, including:
1998 Air War College
1994 United States Army Command and General Staff College
1994 Air Command and Staff College
1990 US Army Ordnance Officer Advanced Course
1984 First Army Combat Intelligence Operations Course, Ft. Bragg NC
1977 Intelligence Officers Course and Tactical/Strategic Intelligence Officers’ course
Academic career
Corum has been Dean of the Baltic Defence CollegeBaltic Defence College
The Baltic Defence College is a multi-lateral co-operative military college which educates officers from not only the three Baltic States , but also from NATO and EU States and other European States as Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Romania.The core activity of BALTDEFCOL is...
in Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
since January 2009. He is also Adjunct Professor of Military History at Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University is a four-year public university located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools .-History:...
. He was formerly Professor of Military History
Military history
Military history is a humanities discipline within the scope of general historical recording of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, their cultures, economies and changing intra and international relationships....
in the Department of Joint and Multinational Operations at the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Previously he was Professor of Comparative Military Studies at the School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Air University, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. During 2005 he was both a Visiting Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford
The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England....
University and a visiting Fellow of the Levershulme Program on the Changing Nature of War, Department of International Politics, Oxford University.
Specialist fields
Dr Corum's primary speciality is air power historyAir power history
Air power history is the branch of military history that analyses and chronicles the activities of air forces as well as the other organisations, including the air branches of armies and navies, that undertake military aviation...
and he argues more in favour of integrated air power than of so-called strategic missions independent of the joint battlespace. He also writes on counterinsurgency. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserve. His books include: "The Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940", "The Roots of Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg
For other uses of the word, see: Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg is an anglicized word describing all-motorised force concentration of tanks, infantry, artillery, combat engineers and air power, concentrating overwhelming force at high speed to break through enemy lines, and, once the lines are broken,...
: Hans von Seeckt
Hans von Seeckt
Johannes Friedrich "Hans" von Seeckt was a German military officer noted for his organization of the German Army during the Weimar Republic.-Early life:...
and German Military Reform" and "Wolfram von Richthofen
Wolfram von Richthofen
Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Freiherr von RichthofenIn German a Doctorate in engineering is abbreviated as Dr.-Ing. . was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War...
: Master of the German Air War" and "Bad Strategies: How Great Powers Fail in Counterinsurgency (Zenith Press, 2008). Among Corum's many articles is: "To stop them on the beaches: Luftwaffe Operations against the Allied Landings in Italy," Air Power Review, Vol. 7 No. 2 (Summer 2004), pp. 47-68. Dr. Corum is a blogger for the British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, writing on international affairs and military issues.
Personal details
His political orientation can best be described as conservative. Dr. Corum was born in Paris France, grew up in San Francisco CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He is a Roman Catholic. He lives in Tartu, Estonia with his adopted son Tommy and wife Lynn Corum.
Dr Corum has completed courses at military staff colleges, including:
1998 Air War College
Air War College
The Air War College is a part of the United States Air Force's Air University, headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Air University's higher headquarters is Air Education and Training Command headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The Air War...
1994 United States Army Command and General Staff College
1994 Air Command and Staff College
Air Command and Staff College
The Air Command and Staff College is located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama and is the United States Air Force's intermediate professional military education school. It prepares field grade and equivalent officers of all U.S...
1990 US Army Ordnance Officer Advanced Course
1984 First Army Combat Intelligence Operations Course, Ft. Bragg NC
1977 Intelligence Officers Course and Tactical/Strategic Intelligence Officers’ course