Events

On Tuesday, May 27, the Military History Club turns its attention to the Civil War as it welcomes a return Zoom appearance by Dr. Christian Keller who will speak on Robert E. Lee as a military theorist.

Robert E. Lee has come under a great deal of revised scrutiny in recent years. Was he a superb military leader or just lucky? Was he a traitor or reluctant hero? What should his legacy be? In this presentation, based on new archival evidence, Christian Keller will make the case that the title of "military theorist" should definitely be added to Lee's many descriptors, regardless of how one interprets him as a man or general.

Since 2011, Dr. Christian B. Keller has been Professor of History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College, Carlisle, PA, where he teaches courses for senior leaders on the theory of war and strategy, national security policy and strategy, and the American Civil War. In 2017 he was named the General Dwight D. Eisenh