Paul W. Westermeyer is a historian with Marine Corps History Division, a position he has held since 2005. Prior to this he was a history instructor for eight years, during which he taught at The Ohio State University, Columbus State University, Hillsborough Community College, Otterbein University, and Franklin University.
Selected Publications
Marines in the Frigate Navy, 1798-1859 Quantico, VA: Marine Corps History Division, [forthcoming].
The Legacy of American Naval Power: Reinvigorating Maritime Strategic Thought, an Anthology Quantico, VA: Marine Corps History Division, 2019.
The United States Marine Corps: The Expeditionary Force at War, Casemate Publishers, 2019.
The Legacy of Belleau Wood: 100 years of making Marines and winning battles, an anthology Quantico, VA: Marine Corps History Division, 2018.
U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2010–2014: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography Quantico, VA: Marine Corps History Division, 2017.
Desert Voices: An Oral History Anthology of Marines in the Gulf War, 1990-1991 Quantico, VA: Marine Corps History Division, 2016.
U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990–1991: Liberating Kuwait Quantico, VA: Marine Corps History Division, 2014.
U.S. Marines in Battle: Al-Khafji, 28 January - 1 February 1991 Quantico, VA: Marine Corps History Division, 2008.
Awards
Recipient of Marine Corps Heritage Foundation's Brigadier General Edwin Simmons-Henry I. Shaw Award for 2015 for U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990–1991: Liberating Kuwait.
Education
Doctoral Candidate (ABD), History, March, 1998
Master of Arts, History, August, 1996
Bachelor of Arts, History, June 1994
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Professional memberships