Dr. Tal Tovy
CV
Education:
1999-2002
Ph.D. Haifa University: From Foe to Friend: The Chieu Hoi and Kit Carson Scout programs in the Vietnam War. Ph. D degree received in October 2002. supervisor Prof. Rob Robin
1997-1999
M.A. Haifa University degree received with Honors in June 1999. The Ideological Sources of the American Reeducation Program in the Korean War. Prof. Ron Robin – Advisor
1993-1997
B.A. Haifa University B.A. degree received with Honors in June 1997.
Academic Positions:
2007
Assistant Professor, History Department Bar-Ilan University
Fellowships, Grants, and Honours
2009 – Research Grant Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, Marines Corps University
2009 – Research Grant from the Roosevelt Study Center, The Netherlands
2007 - Yitzhak Sadeh Prize for Excellent writing in Military History
2006 – Research Grant from Reuven Chaikin Chair in Geostrategy, University of Haifa
2002 – Research Grant from the United States Military Academy at West Point
2002 – Research Grant from the Center of American Studies (University of Haifa)
2000 – Merit award of the Knesset Education and Culture Committee
1999 – 2002: University of Haifa Doctoral Fellowship
1999 – Dean of the Graduate School honor list
1999 – University of Haifa Dissertation award
1999 – Dept. of General History scholarship award for Excellency
1998 – Dean of the Graduate School. Scholarship award for Excellency
Research
US military History
Military Art and Science, Terror and Guerrilla
Courses
Publications
Books
1. The Changing Nature of Geo-Strategy 1900-2000: The Evolution of a New Paradigm (Air University Press, 2015).
2. Gulf of Tonkin and the Beginning of the Vietnam War (Routledge, 2021)
3. Tomcats and Eagles: The Development of the F-14 and the F-15 in the Cold War (Naval Institute Press, 2022).
Article in Journals
1. From Foe to Friend: The Kit Carson Scout Program in the Vietnam War, in: Armed Forces and Society 33 (1) 2006, 78-93.
2. Are the Principles of War Applicable to Special Task Force? Operation Gothic Serpent Re-Examined, in: Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 154 (2) 2009, 56-62.
3. The Theoretical Aspect of Targeted Killings: The Phoenix Program as a case Study, in: Journal of Military and Strategic Studies 11 (4) 2009.
4. Peasants and Revolutionary Movements: The Viet Cong as a Case Study, in: War in History 17 (2), 2010, 217-230.
5. Militia or Regular Army? The Debate on the Character of the American Army during the Revolution, in: European Journal of American Studies 2010 1
6. Airborne Troops as a Tactical and Operative Military Revolution, Small War Journal December 2010
7. Manifest Destiny in POW Camps: The U.S. Army Re-Education Program during the Korean War, in: The Historian 73 (3) 2011, 503-525.
8. Learning from the Past for Present Counterinsurgency Conflicts: The Chieu Hoi Program as a Case Study, in: Armed Forces & Society 38 (1) 2012, 142-163.
9. Chanel no. 5 or Stinking Perfume to do the Job: The Debate over Israeli Strategy on the Eastern Front after 1967, in: Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 157 (3) 2012, 76-85.
10. "They Make a Solitude and Call it Peace: Counterinsurgency – The Roman Model, Small War Journal December 2012
11. 1930s German Doctrine: A Manifestation of Operational Art, Military Review 95 (3) 2015, 55-64.
12. From the Nisshin to the Musashi: The Life and Military Career of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Education about Asia 20 (2) 2015, 46-50.
13. Socio-Cultural as an Intelligence Apparatus: The PSYWAR Campaign against the Viet Cong, Marine Corps University Journal 6 (2) 2015, 69-88.
14. Manifestations of the Egyptian Army’s Actions in the US Army’s 1976 Edition of FM 100-5 Operations. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies 19 (1) 2018, 101-118.
15. The Struggle for Air Superiority: The Air War over the Middle East (1967–1982) as a Case Study. Journal of European Middle Eastern and African Affairs Spring 2020, 77-97.
16. The Use of Helicopters against Guerrillas. Journal of European Middle Eastern and African Affairs Fall 2020, 36-49.
Articles and Chapters in Books
1. With Sharon Halevi, America’s First Cold War: The Implications of the Russo-Japanese War for the United States, in: Rotem Kowner (ed.) The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War (London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2006), 137-152.
2. Washington, Greene and the Crisis in 1780, in: Moises Orfali (ed.), Bar Ilan Studies in History V: Leaders and Leadership in Times of Crisis (Bar-Ilan, 2007), 141-157.
3. Everything will be OK and somebody will Come and Fix it All! Dystopia becomes Utopia in Call of Duty-Modern Warfare Games, in: Nate Garrelts (ed.), Responding to Call of Duty: Critical Essays on the Game Franchise (McFarland 2017), 64-77.
4. From Maneuvers to War: The Egyptian Deception Plan on the Eve of the Yom-Kippur War, in: Christopher M. Rein (ed.), Weaving the Tangled Web: Military Deception in Large-Scale Combat Operations (Fort Leavenworth: Army UP, 2018), 197-213.
5. Egypt vs. Israel: Combined Arms in the Yom Kippur War and lesson for the U.S. Army, in: Peter J. Schifferle (ed.), Bringing Order to Chaos: Combined Arms Maneuver in LSCO (Fort Leavenworth: Army UP, 2018), 169-186.
6. Special Forces in the Yom Kippur War, in: Robert M. Toguchi and Michael E. Krivdo (eds.), The Competitive Advantage: Historical Case Studies of Special Operations Forces in Large-Scale Combat Operations (Fort Leavenworth: Army UP, 2019), 191-206.
7. Aspects of Total War in the Hobbit and the Lord of Rings, in: Janet Brennan Croft & Annika Röttinger (eds.) "Something Has Gone Crack": New Perspectives on J.R.R. Tolkien in the Great War (Zurich: Walking Tree Publishers, 2019), 69-91.
1. The Changing Nature of Geo-Strategy 1900-2000: The Evolution of a New Paradigm (Air University Press, 2015).
2. Gulf of Tonkin and the Beginning of the Vietnam War (Routledge, 2021)
3. Tomcats and Eagles: The Development of the F-14 and the F-15 in the Cold War (Naval Institute Press, 2022).
Article in Journals
1. From Foe to Friend: The Kit Carson Scout Program in the Vietnam War, in: Armed Forces and Society 33 (1) 2006, 78-93.
2. Are the Principles of War Applicable to Special Task Force? Operation Gothic Serpent Re-Examined, in: Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 154 (2) 2009, 56-62.
3. The Theoretical Aspect of Targeted Killings: The Phoenix Program as a case Study, in: Journal of Military and Strategic Studies 11 (4) 2009.
4. Peasants and Revolutionary Movements: The Viet Cong as a Case Study, in: War in History 17 (2), 2010, 217-230.
5. Militia or Regular Army? The Debate on the Character of the American Army during the Revolution, in: European Journal of American Studies 2010 1
6. Airborne Troops as a Tactical and Operative Military Revolution, Small War Journal December 2010
7. Manifest Destiny in POW Camps: The U.S. Army Re-Education Program during the Korean War, in: The Historian 73 (3) 2011, 503-525.
8. Learning from the Past for Present Counterinsurgency Conflicts: The Chieu Hoi Program as a Case Study, in: Armed Forces & Society 38 (1) 2012, 142-163.
9. Chanel no. 5 or Stinking Perfume to do the Job: The Debate over Israeli Strategy on the Eastern Front after 1967, in: Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 157 (3) 2012, 76-85.
10. "They Make a Solitude and Call it Peace: Counterinsurgency – The Roman Model, Small War Journal December 2012
11. 1930s German Doctrine: A Manifestation of Operational Art, Military Review 95 (3) 2015, 55-64.
12. From the Nisshin to the Musashi: The Life and Military Career of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Education about Asia 20 (2) 2015, 46-50.
13. Socio-Cultural as an Intelligence Apparatus: The PSYWAR Campaign against the Viet Cong, Marine Corps University Journal 6 (2) 2015, 69-88.
14. Manifestations of the Egyptian Army’s Actions in the US Army’s 1976 Edition of FM 100-5 Operations. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies 19 (1) 2018, 101-118.
15. The Struggle for Air Superiority: The Air War over the Middle East (1967–1982) as a Case Study. Journal of European Middle Eastern and African Affairs Spring 2020, 77-97.
16. The Use of Helicopters against Guerrillas. Journal of European Middle Eastern and African Affairs Fall 2020, 36-49.
Articles and Chapters in Books
1. With Sharon Halevi, America’s First Cold War: The Implications of the Russo-Japanese War for the United States, in: Rotem Kowner (ed.) The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War (London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2006), 137-152.
2. Washington, Greene and the Crisis in 1780, in: Moises Orfali (ed.), Bar Ilan Studies in History V: Leaders and Leadership in Times of Crisis (Bar-Ilan, 2007), 141-157.
3. Everything will be OK and somebody will Come and Fix it All! Dystopia becomes Utopia in Call of Duty-Modern Warfare Games, in: Nate Garrelts (ed.), Responding to Call of Duty: Critical Essays on the Game Franchise (McFarland 2017), 64-77.
4. From Maneuvers to War: The Egyptian Deception Plan on the Eve of the Yom-Kippur War, in: Christopher M. Rein (ed.), Weaving the Tangled Web: Military Deception in Large-Scale Combat Operations (Fort Leavenworth: Army UP, 2018), 197-213.
5. Egypt vs. Israel: Combined Arms in the Yom Kippur War and lesson for the U.S. Army, in: Peter J. Schifferle (ed.), Bringing Order to Chaos: Combined Arms Maneuver in LSCO (Fort Leavenworth: Army UP, 2018), 169-186.
6. Special Forces in the Yom Kippur War, in: Robert M. Toguchi and Michael E. Krivdo (eds.), The Competitive Advantage: Historical Case Studies of Special Operations Forces in Large-Scale Combat Operations (Fort Leavenworth: Army UP, 2019), 191-206.
7. Aspects of Total War in the Hobbit and the Lord of Rings, in: Janet Brennan Croft & Annika Röttinger (eds.) "Something Has Gone Crack": New Perspectives on J.R.R. Tolkien in the Great War (Zurich: Walking Tree Publishers, 2019), 69-91.
Last Updated Date : 30/04/2023
