Military Expert to Give Historical Talk on Terrorism in UA’s Bankhead Lecture Series

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A military history expert and professor at Texas A&M University will give a talk entitled “Terrorism and the Philippine War” at The University of Alabama on Tuesday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. in 30 ten Hoor Hall.

Dr. Brian Linn, who is also director of A&M’s Military Studies Institute, is the author of “The U.S. Army and Counterinsurgency in the Philippine Wars, 1899-1902,” “Guardians of Empire: The U.S. Army and the Pacific, 1902-40,” and “The Philippine War, 1899-1902.”

Linn’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is part of UA’s annual Bankhead Lecture Series.

This year’s series is “Terrorism and Counter Insurgency: Historical Perspective on the American Experience.” Each talk will examine a portion of the historical background that adds perspective to today’s current events.

In 1982, the Bankhead family established the Bankhead Endowment Fund to further the interests of historical research and scholarly activity within the history department in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences. In recent years, the family expanded the original commission to bring visiting lecturers to campus and to further promote the teaching and study of history.

The College of Arts and Sciences is UA’s largest division and the largest public liberal arts college in the state, with approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. The College has received national recognition for academic excellence, and A&S students have been selected for many of the nation’s top academic honors, including 15 Rhodes Scholarships, 13 Goldwater Scholarships, seven Truman Scholarships and 15 memberships on USA Today’s Academic All-American teams.