WestinRobeson@gmail.com
EDUCATION
MA in American Military History August 2021
Norwich University, Vermont
J. F. C. Fuller and Field Service Regulations 3: Fuller’s Greatest Contribution to Operational Warfare.
BA in Secondary Education, Integrated Social Studies May 2015
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
AAA in Applied Media Communication May 2007
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
TEACHING
University of Cincinnati
History of the United States through 1877 2025 - Present
Democracy and the American Tradition 2026
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
American History August 2015 - Present
History through Film and Literature
American Neutrality and Belligerency, 1914 - 1915
American Government
Cincilingua
English as Secondary Language 2010 – 2015
SOLICITED WORK and PUBLICATIONS
Research
WWII Research Contractor for the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy 2022 - Present
Book
Buttoned Up: American Armor and the 781st Tank Battalion in World War II, Texas A&M Press, 2018.
Book Reviews
Army History: Professional Bulletin of Army History. Washington D.C.
A Machine Gunner's War: From Normandy to Victory with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II, Ernest Andrews Jr.
Marine Corps History, Marine Corps University Press, Quantico, VA
The Origins of Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Technology: German Flak Rockets and the Onset of the Cold War
Journal of Military History
Paths of Fire: The Gun and the World it Made.
Army History: Professional Bulletin of Army History. Washington D.C.
Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge. Fall, 2022
Army History: Professional Bulletin of Army History, Washington D.C.
Men of Armor: The History of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in World War II. Summer, 2023
Army History: Professional Bulletin of Army History, Washington D.C.
Disaster on the Spanish Main: The Tragic British American Expedition to the West Indies during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS
“Jefferson, Gettysburg, and the Birth of the Second Republic.” Lecture presented as part of Miami University’s Brown Bag Lecture Series, Cincinnati, OH, April, 2024
“Resilience and Failure in Complex Systems.” Lecture presented to Mile 2's lecture series”, Dayton OH, August 2023
“Marines at Iwo Jima and the Flag Raising.” Lecture presented as part of Miami University’s Brown Bag Lecture Series, Cincinnati, OH, April, 2023
“John F. C. Fuller’s Theories on Mechanization within Classic Military Thought.” Paper presented at Residency Conference, Norwich University, Northfield, VT, June 2021.
“Armored Warfare: Evolution and Adaptation.” Panel Submitted to Society for Military History Conference, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, May 2019.
“Bastard Battalions: Analyses of the Role and Efficacy of American General Headquarters Tank Battalions During World War II.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Military History Conference, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, May 2019.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National World War II Museum
American Historical Association
Society for Military History
World War II Round Table
Cavalry and Armor Association