Samuel J. Newland

Samuel J. Newland is a retired Lt. Colonel (U.S. Army) and former faculty member at the U.S. Army War College for 20 years. He also served as a strategic research analyst at the Strategic Studies Institute. In 2005, Dr. Newland Served as a visiting Professor at the George C. Marshall Institute in Garmisch, Germany. His other faculty experience includes the Department of Military Studies at Washburn University and a lecturer at the University of Kansas. Dr. Newland is a modern military historian, to include the 20th century American experience, and a modern German historian. He is the author of numerous publications on military history, including books on the history of the Pennsylvania Militia and National Guard, the definitive work on Cossacks serving in the German Military, and the author of the lead chapter in the commemorative volume, "The D-Day Companion." Dr. Newland holds a B.A. from Evangel University, an M.A. from Pittsburg State University, an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.