Recent Publications

Book Review: The Ballad of Roy Benavidez: The Life and Times of America’s Most Famous Hispanic War Hero
October 2, 2024 — As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Dr. Wylie W. Johnson presents a review of a recent publication on one of the most celebrated Hispanic war heroes in US history—Medal of Honor recipient Roy Benavidez. Johnson overviews author William Sturkey’s biography of Benavidez, which discusses Benavidez’s “perseverance against racial prejudice, poverty, substandard education, bureaucratic inertia, popular bias against patriotism, anti-military sentiment, and physical disabilities” and also his heroism in the Vietnam War and his lifetime of service afterward. Johnson recommends the book as “military leaders need to be reminded about our heroes and honor the examples they set.”... MORE

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National Hispanic Heritage Month – Brigadier General (Ret.) Irene M. Zoppi Rodriguez
September 18, 2023 — National Hispanic Heritage Month – Brigadier General (Ret.) Irene M. ZoppiStephanie Crider (Host)This year, in observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the US Army War College Press interviewed Army War College Foundation board members.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the podcast guest and are not necessarily... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month Podcast

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Major General (Ret.) Luis R. Visot
September 15, 2023 — National Hispanic Heritage Month – Major General (Ret.) Luis R. VisotStephanie Crider (Host)This year, in observance of national Hispanic Heritage Month, the US Army War College Press interviewed Army War College Foundation board members.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the podcast guests and are not necessarily those... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Branko Versalovic
September 30, 2022 — Branko Versalovic, the current Chilean Officer invited to participate as IF in the REP. I was born in Copiapo city, in the northern region of Chile. I’m married, and together we have a 7-year-old boy. Both of them are now living the Carlisle experience with me. I joined the Army in 1998, at a very young age. I was just 15, which at the present is... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – LT COL Branko Versalovic

National Hispanic Heritage Month – COL Alejandro Amigo
September 30, 2022 — Colonel Alejandro Amigo:Foreign Faculty in Latino American Studies and Multicultural LeadershipDepartment of Command, Leadership, and ManagementColonel Alejandro Amigo is a Foreign Faculty in Latino American Studies and Multicultural Leadership at the United States Army War College. He teaches the Strategic Leadership course, the Regional Studies... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – COL Alexis “Pancho” Perez-Cruz
September 29, 2022 — COL Alex “Pancho” Perez-Cruz is a military brat from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and grew up in El Paso, Texas where his father was an Air Defense Artillery Sergeant Major. He entered the Army as a Medic in 1994. Having been awarded an Army ROTC scholarship, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from Stephen F. Austin State... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Celestino Pérez, Jr.
September 21, 2022 — Celestino Pérez, Jr.: I serve as the Chair of Executive and Strategic Leadership at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA. I also direct the Carlisle Scholars Program, for which I design and teach a seminar of select national-security professionals in political science, strategy, war, and military ethics. Finally, I serve as an adjunct... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Zenel Garcia
September 21, 2022 — Zenel Garcia is an Associate Professor of Security Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College. His research focuses on the intersection of international relations theory, security, and geopolitics. Specifically, how interpretations of security and the geopolitical environment shape the policy... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – LTC Jeannette M. Molina
September 21, 2022 — LTC Jeannette M. Molina graduated from the University of Louisville with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and was commissioned in the Adjutant General’s Corps in 2003. She holds a Master of Arts in Union Labor and Human Resources. Following graduation from Adjutant General Corps Officer Basic Course, Lieutenant Colonel Molina was assigned to 2d... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Dr. Ricardo Herrera
September 21, 2022 — Dr. Ricardo Herrera is a visiting professor in the Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College. He specializes in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American military history. He previously served as a professor of military history at the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), US Army Command and General Staff College... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz
September 19, 2022 — Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz is a Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics at Georgia Southern University, a Research Associate of the Brazil Research Unit at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) in Washington, D.C., a visiting scholar at the Prague University of Economics and Business, Department of International and... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria, II
September 15, 2022 — Professor Antulio J. Echevarria II had a distinguished career in the US Army and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the US Army War College Press, which includes Parameters. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy, the US Army Command and General Staff College, and the US Army War College. He holds a doctorate in modern history from Princeton... MORE