Gregory A. Daddis
@gregorydaddis.bsky.social
Professor of History, Melbern G. Glasscock Endowed Chair in American History at Texas A&M University. Historian of the American war in Vietnam and the Cold War era.
Pinned
Cover (and what's inside) coming soon from Oxford University Press.
Super excited to be hosting @juliairwin.bsky.social one week from today for a timely talk on US foreign relations and humanitarianism. If you're in the area, please join us! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Super excited to be hosting @juliairwin.bsky.social one week from today for a timely talk on US foreign relations and humanitarianism. If you're in the area, please join us! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social
Do morals matter for American foreign policy? Some of my thoughts on the current administration's first year in office, thanks to @commondreams.org.
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A Moral or Militarized American Foreign Policy? | Common Dreams
Instead of a values-based foreign policy, what has come out of the Trump White House this past year was a steady drumbeat of aggressive militaristic taunting.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Do morals matter for American foreign policy? Some of my thoughts on the current administration's first year in office, thanks to @commondreams.org.
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www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Honored to be part of this list from #AHAPerspectives. Have a look and here's to a more peaceful new year.
As we send out the old year and bring in the new, #AHAPerspectives looks back to some of the top articles from the past 12 months. Did you miss anything? 🗃️
Perspectives on 2025 – AHA
Enjoy this sampling of popular articles in 2025.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Honored to be part of this list from #AHAPerspectives. Have a look and here's to a more peaceful new year.
Please share widely. The A&M history department is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor of U.S. History (any period) with expertise at the intersection of law and science, technology, or medicine.
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Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor of U.S. History, Law and Science/Technology/Medicine | H-Net Job Guide
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December 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Please share widely. The A&M history department is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor of U.S. History (any period) with expertise at the intersection of law and science, technology, or medicine.
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"Wartime rules of engagement are not some 'woke' constraint curbing military effectiveness as Secretary Hegseth would lead us to believe” writes Gregory A. Daddis in #AHAPerspectives, “they are—and long have been—the primary means of regulating the use of force in armed conflict." 🗃️
When “Rules” No Longer Apply – AHA
Disdaining wartime rules of engagement, whether during the Cold War or today, are counterproductive to US military operations.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Wartime rules of engagement are not some 'woke' constraint curbing military effectiveness as Secretary Hegseth would lead us to believe” writes Gregory A. Daddis in #AHAPerspectives, “they are—and long have been—the primary means of regulating the use of force in armed conflict." 🗃️
If you're in Houston tomorrow, please consider coming out to the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston for a talk on war and our world today.
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Faith & Fear: America's Relationship with War - World Affairs Council of Greater Houston
About The Event Wine Reception – 6:00 PM Program Begins – 6:30 PM As the vicious, destructive wars in Ukraine and the Middle East rage on—and US policymakers debate continuing […]
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December 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If you're in Houston tomorrow, please consider coming out to the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston for a talk on war and our world today.
wachouston.org/event/faith-...
wachouston.org/event/faith-...
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During the Cold War, crusades against domestic enemies focused on alleged communists. Today, any kind of dissent is a target. By @gregorydaddis.bsky.social for @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/pentagon-inv...
Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal views
President Donald Trump and his supporters cast their domestic opponents as disloyal, traitorous or worse, rather than seeing dissent as part of democracy.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
During the Cold War, crusades against domestic enemies focused on alleged communists. Today, any kind of dissent is a target. By @gregorydaddis.bsky.social for @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/pentagon-inv...
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America’s Cold War psyche was built on contradictions: faith in war as a solution and fear of war’s devastation.
@gregorydaddis.bsky.social examines this tension in an excerpt from his prescient book "Faith and Fear"
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#skystorian
@gregorydaddis.bsky.social examines this tension in an excerpt from his prescient book "Faith and Fear"
oxford.ly/4nYV24F
#skystorian
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
America’s Cold War psyche was built on contradictions: faith in war as a solution and fear of war’s devastation.
@gregorydaddis.bsky.social examines this tension in an excerpt from his prescient book "Faith and Fear"
oxford.ly/4nYV24F
#skystorian
@gregorydaddis.bsky.social examines this tension in an excerpt from his prescient book "Faith and Fear"
oxford.ly/4nYV24F
#skystorian
Thanks to @oxfordacademic.bsky.social for sharing an excerpt of Faith and Fear on how the Cold War came home.
The Cold War Comes Home
An edited excerpt from Faith and Fear by Gregory A. Daddis
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November 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Thanks to @oxfordacademic.bsky.social for sharing an excerpt of Faith and Fear on how the Cold War came home.
Historians, please pass along these two amazing job opportunities at @tamu.bsky.social. This is a really terrific department and two great positions.
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Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor of Environmental History in College Station, TX for Texas A&M University, Department of History
Exciting opportunity in College Station, TX for Texas A&M University, Department of History as a ...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Historians, please pass along these two amazing job opportunities at @tamu.bsky.social. This is a really terrific department and two great positions.
careers.historians.org/jobs/2167991...
careers.historians.org/jobs/2167991...
If you're free today, stop by for a listen as we chat about America's relationship with war.
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Book Talk: Faith and Fear
A discussion of Greg Daddis's new book.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you're free today, stop by for a listen as we chat about America's relationship with war.
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quincyinst.org/events/book-...
A great opportunity at @vassar.bsky.social and the chance to work with @robertkbrigham.bsky.social. Please share widely.
Assistant Professor of History, Tenure Track
Department History Vassar College is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Decisions conc...
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September 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A great opportunity at @vassar.bsky.social and the chance to work with @robertkbrigham.bsky.social. Please share widely.
Had the chance to take the Page 99 Test for Faith and Fear. Answer below.
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Gregory A. Daddis's "Faith and Fear"
Gregory A. Daddis is professor of history and the Melbern G. Glasscock Endowed Chair in American History at Texas A&M University. Daddis a...
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September 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Had the chance to take the Page 99 Test for Faith and Fear. Answer below.
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It's on my kindle right now
August 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
It's on my kindle right now
Some thoughts on our abiding faith in war.
Church of War: Our faith that lethality has the power to heal
US leaders treat the military, not as a tool of last resort, but as a divine instrument
responsiblestatecraft.org
August 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Some thoughts on our abiding faith in war.
Publication Day!
August 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Publication Day!
Official release date in less than two weeks! @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Official release date in less than two weeks! @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
Thanks so much to @popmatters.com for letting me share some thoughts on how the Fantastic Four battled hatred in the early 1960s.
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When Marvel's Fantastic Four Battled Hate » PopMatters
By 1963, Marvel’s Fantastic Four battled some of the publisher's most fearsome villains. By year’s end, they faced a threat with chilling parallels to today’s political landscape.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Thanks so much to @popmatters.com for letting me share some thoughts on how the Fantastic Four battled hatred in the early 1960s.
www.popmatters.com/fantastic-fo...
www.popmatters.com/fantastic-fo...
There's nothing more humbling than having incredible scholars you respect so deeply support your own work. Thank you, @marydudziak.bsky.social for this (immensely cool) honor!
Congratulations to @gregorydaddis.bsky.social on the imminent publication of his powerful new book Faith and Fear: America's Relationship with War since 1945! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Here's my blurb:
Here's my blurb:
July 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
There's nothing more humbling than having incredible scholars you respect so deeply support your own work. Thank you, @marydudziak.bsky.social for this (immensely cool) honor!
Instructor in Modern Military History position at Virginia Tech.
Details | Instructor in Modern Military History | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech
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May 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Instructor in Modern Military History position at Virginia Tech.
Some thoughts on the war(s) in Vietnam.
Symposium: Was the Vietnam War a mistake or fatal flaw in the system?
It's been 50 years since the Fall of Saigon and we still haven't reckoned with the biggest question of them all. Until today.
responsiblestatecraft.org
April 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Some thoughts on the war(s) in Vietnam.
Preorder now for a 30% discount, coming soon from Oxford University Press.
April 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Preorder now for a 30% discount, coming soon from Oxford University Press.
A little pro news to share. I’ve accepted an amazing offer to serve as the Melbern G. Glasscock Endowed Chair in American History at Texas A&M University. Starting there this fall. Gig ‘em!
March 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A little pro news to share. I’ve accepted an amazing offer to serve as the Melbern G. Glasscock Endowed Chair in American History at Texas A&M University. Starting there this fall. Gig ‘em!
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Because Hegseth's DoD seeks to erase the history of race, gender, etc. in the military, here are some books that speak to the realities on these topics:
Scrubbing these things from DoD webpages isn't going to make these issues go away. Rather, they will fester, to the detriment of all.
Scrubbing these things from DoD webpages isn't going to make these issues go away. Rather, they will fester, to the detriment of all.
March 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Because Hegseth's DoD seeks to erase the history of race, gender, etc. in the military, here are some books that speak to the realities on these topics:
Scrubbing these things from DoD webpages isn't going to make these issues go away. Rather, they will fester, to the detriment of all.
Scrubbing these things from DoD webpages isn't going to make these issues go away. Rather, they will fester, to the detriment of all.