Michael G. Stroud - SlashGear

With Us Since

2024

Location

Coldwater, Michigan

School

American Military University

Expertise

Military weapon systems throughout history, Technology and innovations in American military, Infantry weapons development

Michael has published many military history articles in both the U.S. and the U.K. covering military technology, vehicles, and tactics. He has presented his scholarship at academic conferences including the Civil War Round Table of Southwest Michigan, the International Congress on Medieval Studies and the Virginia Forum.
He has appeared on dozens of podcasts as an invited guest and expert on military technology, vehicles, and ships.
In 2022, his article, "Balloons of the Civil War: The Birth of Multi-Dimensional Warfare," received an honorable mention in the 2022 Historical Miniature Game Society-Pacific Southwest Military History Essay Contest.

Experience

Michael G. Stroud is an educator, historian, and writer specializing in military history with a focus on strategic studies, battlefield analysis, and the cultural legacy of warfare. He serves as a history professor at Adrian College and Cornerstone University, where he teaches courses ranging from Western and Global Civilization to U.S. and Ancient History, and he recently developed a new World Religions curriculum. Stroud's research and writing have been widely published in journals such as Military History Chronicles and Saber and Scroll, as well as in major history magazines including Strategy & Tactics, Military History, and History of War. He is the author of the forthcoming Civil War book, Shattered Compromises: Antebellum America, Civil War, and Reconstruction and the short-book, Byzantium's Twilight: Strategic Failures That Crushed an Empire. A dedicated public historian, Stroud also contributes to editorial boards, local historic commissions, and battlefield preservation organizations, blending rigorous scholarship with a commitment to engaging diverse audiences.

Education

Michael has a bachelor's degree and master's degree in military history from American Military University.

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