Professional Highlights
William V. Pratt Professor of International History
Commerce Raiding: Historical Case Studies, 1759-2009, with S Paine (Newport, 2013).
Taiwan Straits: Crisis in Asia and the Role of the U.S. Navy (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).
International Competition in China, 1899-1991: The Rise, Fall, and Restoration
of the Open Door Policy (Routledge, 2015).
William V. Pratt Professor of International History
High Sea’s Buffer: The Taiwan Patrol Force, 1950-1979 (Newport, RI: NWC
Press, 2012).
Beijing’s Power and China’s Borders: Twenty Neighbors in Asia, Edited by
Bruce Elleman, Stephen Kotkin, and Clive Schofield (Armonk, NY: M.E.
Sharpe Press, 2013).
William V. Pratt Professor of International History
Naval Power and Expeditionary Wars: Peripheral Campaigns and New Theatres
of Naval Warfare, Edited with S.C.M. Paine (London: Routledge, 2011).
People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Combat Systems Technology 1949-2010,
Co-written with James C. Bussert (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2011).
William V. Pratt Professor of International History
Piracy and Maritime Crime: Historical and Modern Case Studies, Edited by
Bruce A. Elleman, Andrew Forbes and David Rosenberg (Newport, 2010).
Nineteen Gun Salute: Case Studies of Operational, Strategic, and Diplomatic
Naval Leadership during the 20th and Early 21st Centuries (Newport, 2010).
Research Professor, Maritime History Department
Modern China: Continuity and Change 1644 to the Present, book co-
authored with S.C.M. Paine (Boston: Prentice-Hall, 2010).
Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China: An International History,
Edited by Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin (Armonk NY: M.E.
Sharpe Northeast Asia Series, 2010).
Visiting Professor, Australia National University
Naval Coalition Warfare: From the Napoleonic War to Operation Iraqi Freedom,
Edited by Bruce A. Elleman and S.C.M. Paine (London: Routledge, 2008).
Moscow and the Emergence of Communist Power in China, 1925-30: The
Nanchang Uprising and the Birth of the Red Army (London: Routledge, 2009).
Research Professor, Maritime History Department
Japanese-American Civilian Prisoner Exchanges and Detention Camps, 1941-45
(London: Routledge Press, 2006).
Waves of Hope: The U.S. Navy’s Response to the Tsunami in Northern Indonesia.
Newport Paper 28 (Newport, RI: Naval War College Press, 2007).
Graduated Senior Course with distinction
Naval Mutinies of the Twentieth Century: An International Perspective
Edited by Bruce A. Elleman and Christopher Bell (London: Frank Cass,
2003).
Naval Blockade and Seapower: Strategies and Counter-strategies, 1805-2005,
Edited by Bruce A. Elleman and S.C.M. Paine (London: Routledge, 2006)
Associate Professor, Strategic Research Department
Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989 (London: Routledge Press, 2001; Print-on-
demand, 2006); Chinese translation:『近代中國的軍事與戰爭 』(Jindai
Zhongguo de junshi yu zhanzheng), (Taipei: Elite Press, 2002).
Wilson and China: A Revised History of the 1919 Shandong Question
(Armonk, NY: M.E.Sharpe, 2002).
Associate Professor (with tenure), Texas Christian University
Diplomacy and Deception: The Secret History of Sino-Soviet Diplomatic, Relations, 1917-1927 (Armonk, NY: M.E.Sharpe, 1997).
Mongolia in the Twentieth Century: Landlocked Cosmopolitan, Edited by Bruce
A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin (Armonk, NY: M.E.Sharpe, 1999).
Education
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1993, Russian and Chinese History
M.Phil., Columbia University, 1987, Russian and Chinese History
M.Sc., London School of Economics, 1985, International History
M.A., Columbia University, 1984, Russian History
M.A., U.S. Naval War College, 2004, National Security and Strategic Studies, with Distinction
Certificate, Columbia University: East Asian Institute, 1988, East Asian Studies
Certificate, Columbia University: Harriman Institute, 1984, Soviet Studies
B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1982, European and Russian History
A.Sc., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1979, Professional Photography
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Related Credentials
Assistant/Associate Professor (with Tenure), Texas Christian University (1995-2001), Chinese, Japanese, and Russian History
Visiting Lecturer, Hunter College, New York, New York (1987-88), European History
Lecturer, Cheng-chih University, Taipei, Taiwan (1985-86), Advanced English Conversation
Teaching Assistant, Columbia University, New York, New York (1983-84), Modern European History
Research Contributions and Publications
The Making of the Modern Chinese Navy: Special Historical Characteristics
(forthcoming, Anthem Press)
Other Honors
Research Fellow, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan
July 2002-June 2003
Social Science Research Council “Advanced Research on Japan”
July 2002-June 2003
Texas Christian University Research Grant
Summer 2000
International Christian University Visiting Fellow
1998
Texas Christian University Research Grant
Summer 1998
Texas Christian University Research Grant
Summer 1997
Texas Christian University Research Grant
Fall 1995
National Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
1994-95
Title VIII Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
1993-94
Research Grant, Pacific Cultural Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
1991-92
Research Fellowship, The Committee for Scholarly Communications with the People's Republic of China, National Academy of Sciences
1990-91
Mandarin Language Scholarship, Taiwan National Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
1985-86
President's Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, New York
1983-84
Graduate Research Scholarship, Columbia University, New York, New York
1982-83
External Memberships and Associations
American Historical Association (AHA)
American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
American Asian Society (AAS)
International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS)
The North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH)