MAJ Eric V. Muirhead Assistant Professor History eric.muirhead [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Major Eric V. Muirhead is an Assistant Professor of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has taught courses in Asian Warfare and Politics, Regional Studies in East Asia, and the History of the United States Army. He is an Armor Officer with operational deployments to Afghanistan and the Republic of Korea. His research interests include German and Japanese military culture in World War II, the philosophy of Asian martial arts, as well as Early Modern China and Japan. M.O.S. - United States Army Command and General Staff CollegeM.A in History - The University of Tennessee: KnoxvilleB.A. Psychology - The College of William and Mary Research Interests Modern European History, Modern Germany, 1871-1989, Military Cultural History of Germany and Japan, Collective Memory of Warfare in World War II, Leadership Philosophy, Morality, and Ethics, and History of Martial Arts and Philosophy Selected Publications Muirhead, Eric V. “They Only Lack the Light to Show the Way: Superman and Transformational Leadership.” In Power Up: Leadership, Character, and Conflict Beyond the Superhero Multiverse, edited by Steven Leonard, Jonathan Klug, Kelsey Cipolla, and Jon Niccum, 107-114. Philadelphia: Casemate Publishers, 2023.