He holds a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in History from the Ohio State University. His main field of expertise is in modern military history, particularly the French military, its wars of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria, COIN and issues of strategy related to “irregular” conflict. Dr. Waddell’s dissertation, In the Year of the Tiger: the war for Cochinchina, 1945-1951, is currently under review for publication. His next project concerns French strategy, identity and civil-military conflict during the Indochina and Algerian wars.