A six-part series of monthly military history lectures begins Jan. 19 with Vancouver historian Jeff Davis.
In the first of his two scheduled talks, Davis will look back on his own career as an Army historian.
Davis also will explore Vancouver’s role in the careers of some distinguished military leaders. Those officers include generals who went on to lead troops on both sides of the Civil War.
The retired Army officer also is an author whose books include “Weird Washington.”
The series is presented by the nonprofit Vancouver Barracks Military Association.
The free one-hour talks are hosted by the Fort Vancouver National Trust at the Marshall House, 1301 Officers Row. Talks are at 6:30 p.m. Five of the six talks are on the third Thursday of the month.
• Thursday, Jan. 19: “Reminiscences of a Military Historian,” Jeff Davis, who was a military historian deployed to Southwest Asia between 2002 and 2004.
• Thursday, Feb. 16: “When We Start Caring More about Tomorrow than Yesterday,” Dan Sockle discussing the Global War on Terrorism.
• Thursday, March 16: “The Vancouver Barracks: Proving Ground for Generals” with Jeff Davis.
• Thursday, April 20: “C-4 Does Not Float,” Tim Shotwell’s talk spanning the Vietnam War to the Global War on Terrorism.
• Wednesday, May 3: Jack Giesen will unveil a replica of the Model 1917 Army ambulance built to commemorate the centennial of World War I. The talk coincides with the Council on America’s Military Past’s 51st annual military history conference May 3-7 in Vancouver.
• Thursday, June 15: “The Other Spanish-American War,” with James Moody.
RSVP to president@vbma.us if you plan to attend.
