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William S. Sims Professor of Strategy and Policy, U.S. Naval War College
Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
Director of the Center for Military History, National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan
Professor, Department of History, University of Akron
Former Chief of the Research and Analysis Division, U.S. Army Center of Military History
Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman is a senior fellow and director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative at Hudson Institute. His research programs analyze defense, energy, and technology issues.
Distinguished Fellow
Lewis Libby is a distinguished fellow at Hudson Institute. He leads policy work on national security and defense issues, devoting particular attention to US national security strategy, strategic planning, the future of Asia, the Middle East, and the war against Islamic radicalism.
In the wake of the seventieth anniversary of the end of World War II, much of the discussion of the conflict in the Pacific theater has centered on the actions of Japan and the United States, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That focus leaves out key aspects of a much larger story: the struggle for empire and mastery that shaped the fate of Asia from the beginning of the twentieth century through the Korean War, and beyond.
On Wednesday, January 18, six distinguished historians presented a fresh look at this “hidden history” of the wars of twentieth century East Asia, offering new perspectives on contemporary conflicts in the region. Co-moderated by Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Arthur Herman and Hudson Institute Senior Vice President Lewis Libby, the presentations of these internationally renowned scholars challenged widely-held misconceptions and false perspectives on both the Second World War and the Korean War, and provide a better context for understanding the changing relationship between the United States and its Pacific Rim allies.
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