Bradley Thomas Gericke[2] (born December 3, 1965)[3] is a military historian and retired United States Army major general who last served as the Deputy Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Army Staff from July 2019 to April 2022. He was previously the Deputy Director of Joint Strategic Planning, Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff.[4][5][6][7]
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| Born | December 3, 1965 Illinois, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1988–2022[1] |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal (2) |
Born in Illinois,[3] Gericke graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1988 with a B.S. degree in modern European history. He earned an M.A. degree in history from Vanderbilt University in 1996 with a thesis entitled Good members of the Commonwealth: the professionalization of teaching in early modern England. Gericke then served as an assistant professor of history at the U.S. Military Academy from 1996 to 1998. He received a Master of Military Art and Science degree in strategy from the Army Command and General Staff College in 2001 with a thesis entitled Civil wars in Britain, 1640-1646: military revolution on campaign and completed a Ph.D. degree in military history at Vanderbilt in September 2002 with a thesis entitled Covenanters to battle: the Scots' victory during the Bishops' Wars, 1639–1640. Gericke also earned an M.S. degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University.[2][8][9][10][11]
Publications
edit- David Petraeus: A Biography. ABC-CLIO. November 18, 2010. ISBN 978-0313383786.
- The U. S. Army's Third Armored Division in Battle: From Normandy to the Persian Gulf. ABC-CLIO, LLC. August 31, 2017. ISBN 978-1440833137.
References
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- ^ "Army Strategist Association on LinkedIn: ASA is proud to Award MG Bradley Gericke, PhD with the title of Strategist | 14 comments".
- ^ a b "Bradley Thomas Gericke". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1989. p. 955. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Major General Bradley T. Gericke - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
- ^ "'This adversary persists every minute' — Internal documents show how the Army wants to go to war with COVID-19". March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Major General Bradley T. Gericke | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org.
- ^ "Successful Commanders Utilize History". DVIDS.
- ^ "MG Bradley Gericke, USA". National Defense Industrial Association. August 16, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ Gericke, Bradley T. (1996). Good members of the Commonwealth: the professionalization of teaching in early modern England (Thesis). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ Gericke, Bradley T. (2001). Civil wars in Britain, 1640-1646: military revolution on campaign (Thesis). Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.991.9444.
- ^ Goedeken, Edward A.; Showalter, Dennis E. (July 2004). "Doctoral Dissertations in Military History". The Journal of Military History. 68 (3): 1045. doi:10.1353/jmh.2004.0111. JSTOR 3396802. S2CID 201789515. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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