Greg Kennedy (historian)

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Greg Kennedy
OccupationAuthor and Historian
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater University of Saskatchewan,
Royal Military College of Canada,
University of Alberta
SubjectMaritime history, Strategic thought, Diplomatic history

Greg Kennedy is a Canadian military historian and author who currently teaches Strategic Foreign Policy at King's College London. [1] He is also the 2002 winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History. [2]

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Education

Kennedy received his BA in History from University of Saskatchewan and his MA in War Studies from Royal Military College of Canada. [1] He then got his PhD from University of Alberta.

Career

Kennedy taught both History and War Studies as an adjunct professor at Royal Military College of Canada. He joined King's College London in 2000, and was based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham. [3]

Kennedy is a member of the British Empire at War Research Group [4] and serves as the Director of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies, a think tank based out of the Defence Studies Department at King's College London. [5]

Awards

In 2002, Kennedy was awarded the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History for his book Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East 1933–1939. [2]

In 2011, Kennedy was also the recipient of the Society for Military History's Moncado Award, given to "authors of the four best articles published in The Journal of Military History during the previous calendar year". [6]

Publications

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Naval History Prize". rooseveltinstitute.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
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  6. "Moncado Prize - The Society for Military History". smh-hq.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2015-08-07.