On Sept. 20, Dr. Scott Stephenson, a professor in CGSC’s Department of Military History, delivered a lecture entitled “Total War Comes to the Fatherland: The German Home Front, 1914-1918,” at the Stove Factory event space in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas. The evening began with a small reception for attendees sponsored by… Read More

On Aug. 15, U.S. Navy veteran and Kansas City freelance writer Anne Kniggendorf visited the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College to explore the background of the CGSC Foundation’s Art of War Initiative. During her visit to CGSC, Kniggendorf visited the storage area in Eisenhower Hall where the CGSC’s… Read More

Documentarian Ken Burns, introduced his and, fellow documentarian, Lynn Novick’s upcoming ten part series, The Vietnam War, to the Command and General Staff College on Sept. 8, 2017 at the Lewis and Clark Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The 18-hour documentary series will premiere on PBS, Sunday Sept. 17, 2017. During… Read More

The latest exhibit in the “Art of War: Gifts of Peace” exhibit series kicked off Sept. 5 at the Johnson County Library’s Central Resource Library in Overland Park. The title of this new exhibit in the series is “Truth and Art.” As part of the exhibit’s first night, the Johnson… Read More

Dr. Shannon French, the General Hugh Shelton Distinguished Visiting Chair of Ethics, visited Fort Leavenworth Aug. 29-30, to begin her duties as the chair for academic year 2018. During her visit Dr. French met with Chaplain (Maj.) Jeff McKinney from CGSC’s Department of Command and Leadership to plan for the… Read More

The CGSC Foundation’s “Art of War Initiative” is featured in the September/October edition of KC Studio magazine, a publication that covers the arts in Kansas City. Click the image below to visit the magazine’s online edition. Use the online tools to navigate to page 40 of the magazine if the… Read More

(ARMY UNIVERSITY/FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.) Brigadier General Scott L. Efflandt became the second Provost of the Army University in an assumption of responsibility ceremony at the Lewis and Clark Center Sept. 7. The outdoor ceremony hosted by Kirby Brown, deputy to the commander of the Combined Arms Center, installed Efflandt as… Read More

CGSC Foundation Director of Development Joan Cabell recently conducted an interview with John Koster and Jim Murray of the Northland Symphony, who are hosts of the podcast “The Arts in KC.” Cabell’s main focus was the Art of War Initiative, although she provided some context and background about the U.S.… Read More