Army Command and Staff College. He is the current Educator of the Year for History at CGSC, and recently received the Department of the Army’s Commander’s Award for Civilian Service. His book The Rocky Road to the Great War (Potomac Books) came out last year. He recently published “The Role of Professional Military Education in Mission Command” in Joint Forces Quarterly. This article represents his own views and unless otherwise stated does not necessarily represent those of the CGSC, the U.S. Army, or the Defense Department.