MAJ James M. Berry Instructor Military Division Executive Officer History james.berry [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications MAJ James M. Berry is an Instructor in the Department of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He teaches HI302: History of the Military Art and has also taught HI101 and HI381: History of Irregular Warfare. He commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 2012 as a Quartermaster and was recently selected to serve as an Army Strategist (FA59).MAJ Berry has held leadership and staff positions in the 3rd Infantry Division and 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, including deployments to Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Inherent Resolve. He is currently completing a PhD in U.S. history at the University of Southern Mississippi. B.A. in History - Pensacola Christian CollegeM.Ed in Education - Anderson UniversityM.A. in Military History - Norwich UniversityM.A. in History - University of Southern Mississippi Research Interests History of US Army Logistics, History of the First World War Current Research The Transformation of US Army Logistics from 1898 - 1918 Selected Publications “From Skepticism to Support: How the Progressive Era Changed Americans Minds about the US Army in the Early 20th Century,” presented in person at Society of Military History Conference, Arlington, VA, 2024.“The Taste of Victory: U.S. Army Rations from 1898 to 1918,” presented in person at the Society of Military History Conference, San Diego, CA, 2023.“The ‘Tooth-to-Tail’ Ratio and Modern Army Logistics,” Reflections on War & Society, Dale Center Blog, The University of Southern Mississippi, 2021.Review of The United States Marines in the Civil War: Harpers Ferry and the Battle of First Manassas, by Bruce H. Norton and Phillip Gibbons. Washington, DC: Academia Press, 2021. Appeared in Marine Corps History, Summer 2023Review of Supporting the Doughboys: US Army Logistics and Personnel During World War I, by Leo P. Hirrel. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2017. Appeared on H-Net, Summer 2022. https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=57233