Military History Center

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the intensified Chinese threats against Taiwan remind us that wars and great power competition are as salient today as they were during World War II and at the height of the Cold War. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Military History Center (MHC) at the University of North Texas, home of one of the premier military history programs in the world. We offer a rich course rotation for graduate students and undergraduates on the great conflicts of history as well as war and society, military thought, and diplomacy. Here at the University of North Texas, students have the opportunity to learn from military historians in the forefront of their fields in teaching and research and to meet and interact with the world-class scholars, diplomats, journalists, veterans and active-duty military leaders whom we invite to campus for our speaker programs. In the fall, we host the Alfred Hurley Military History Seminar, which has been an annual event in North Texas for over forty years. Recent speakers have included Dr. Jeremy Black, Dr. Andrew Wiest, Colonel Ramon "Tony" Nadal (US Army, ret.), General Peter B. Zwack, US Army (ret.), and Dr. Rana Mitter. In the spring, the MHC hosts the War Studies Symposium, in which we examine a major issue in war studies through the eyes of a prominent historian. We also hold “one-off” events to address specific topics of interest, such as the historical background of contemporary conflicts.

At the UNT Military History Center our academic programs include a B.A. in History with a focus on military history along with highly respected M.A. and PhD. Programs in military history. Here we our goal is to study, analyze and discuss the history and future of military organizations, military thought, war, and the experience of war from multiple global and local perspectives.

 

We welcome you to join us in person on the campus of the University of North Texas, or right here on the web.