Academic Background

BA: History - York University (Glendon College), 1985
MA: History - University of Toronto, 1993
PhD: History - University of Saskatchewan, 2001
Dissertation: "Staatskaperei: The German Navy and Commerce Warfare, 1856-1888."

Biography

Books published:

German Naval Strategy, 1856-1888: Forerunners of Tirpitz (London: Frank Cass, and New York: Routledge, 2004).

Forthcoming publications:

"German Coastal Defence, 1859-1888" in Howard Fuller, ed. 'Twixt Sea and Shore: The Reality of 'Deterrence' in the Pax Britannica (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2013).

"Two Sides of the Same Coin: German and French Maritime Strategies in the Late 19th Century" in Bruce Elleman and S.C.M. Paine, eds. Warfare, Maritime Strategy, and Military Escalation (Newport, RI: NWC Press, 2013).