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Andrew Orr

Professor

Department of History

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  • Professor
    Department of History
  • Kansas State University, History, 919 Mid-Campus Drive, Manhattan, KS, 66506, United States
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SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT

  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    World War II Close to Home (opens in a new tab)⁠
    5 Jun 2025 - 5 Jun 2025
    Invited Lecture on "World War II Close to Home" at Smokey Hills Museum.
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  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Total War: France and the Great War 1914–1918 MOWT Gala Keynote
    26 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025
    Keynote speech at the 2025 Museum of World Treasures (MOWT) Gala.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    An Enigmatic Figure or a Clouded Lens? France, Military Orientalism, and Mustafa Kemal
    5 Feb 2025 - 5 Feb 2025
    An invited lecture for the Gail and Francis Slattery Center for the Ignatian Humanities at the University of Scranton
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Fighting Over the Peace Treaty: France, Turkey, and the Cilician War
    3 Apr 2024 - 3 Apr 2024
    Invited lecture on the Franco-Turkish War of 1919-1922, held at the Museum of World Treasures.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    The Gay Girl in Damascus Hoax
    6 Mar 2024 - 6 Mar 2024
    A lecture titled "The Gay Girl in Damascus Hoax" as part of the History Department Lecture Series and International Women's Day.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Veterans Day Speaker
    11 Nov 2021 - 11 Nov 2021
    Veterans Day Speaker "Victory from Defeat: The Fall of Kabul and the Value of Service"
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Bullets, Ballots, and Barricades: French Civil-Military Relations 1871-1968
    3 Mar 2020 - 3 Mar 2020
    Invited Lecture at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland)
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    The War after the Great War: France and the Turkish War of Independence
    27 Feb 2020 - 27 Feb 2020
    Invited talk held at the St. Andrews Centre for French History and Culture.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    God and War: Religious History’s Lessons for Revitalizing Military History
    9 Mar 2017 - 9 Mar 2017
    Lecture in Honor of Thomas Kselman at the University of Notre Dame.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    United States Commission on Military History, Outstanding Scholarship Award
    1 Aug 2016
    USCMH's Annual Award for Outstanding Scholarship by an American military Historian.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Russian Intervention in Syria
    1 Nov 2015 - 30 Nov 2015
    Workshop presentation with 1st Army Division intelligence and operations officers on Russian Intervention in Syria.
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Workshop on African Military Operations
    9 Mar 2015 - 9 Mar 2015
    United States Army
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Nigeria 2030: Africa's Risen Giant? Simulation Participant
    1 Sep 2014 - 31 Oct 2014
    Participated in the month-long simulation "Nigeria 2030: Africa's Risen Giant?" hosted by Wikistrat.
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Military Operations in Africa Workshop
    9 Dec 2013 - 9 Dec 2013
    1st Infantry Division
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Military Operation in Contemporary Africa (opens in a new tab)⁠
    17 Sep 2013 - 17 Sep 2013
    Presentation to the leadership of the 1st Infantry Division and officers and soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team on operating in contemporary Africa.
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  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Too Numerous to be Controlled: Women and the French Army, 1914-1927
    15 Apr 2013 - 15 Apr 2013
    Presentation titled 'Too Numerous to be Controlled: Women and the French Army, 1914-1927' at the War, Violence & Society Working Group.
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    ‘Les Dangers Présents de l’Islam’: Le Communisme, l’Islam, et Mustapha Kemal
    19 Dec 2011 - 19 Dec 2011
    A presentation at the University of Bamako IV
  • OTHER (ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY)
    Dangerous Delusions: French Intelligence in the Middle East, 1918-1923
    20 Oct 2011 - 20 Oct 2011
    Annual Barksdale Lecture at UT Arlington.