JP Clark
@jpclark97.bsky.social
Historian | Educator of strategists | Editor-in-chief @warroomeds.bsky.social | Author "Preparing for War: Emergence of the Modern US Army, 1815-1917" | Now writing “Acts of Madness: US Military Strategy in the Pacific, 1897-1941” | www.jpclark.works
Every author needs a beagle under their desk to aid the creative process through a combination of snorts, sighs, and generally keeping you from putting your feet in the most comfortable position.
She’s a weird little dog. Perhaps part rat as smelly, cave-like environments are her thing.
She’s a weird little dog. Perhaps part rat as smelly, cave-like environments are her thing.
November 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Every author needs a beagle under their desk to aid the creative process through a combination of snorts, sighs, and generally keeping you from putting your feet in the most comfortable position.
She’s a weird little dog. Perhaps part rat as smelly, cave-like environments are her thing.
She’s a weird little dog. Perhaps part rat as smelly, cave-like environments are her thing.
The universe definitely does not want me to write much today. A young hawk decided to give me a treat for a good minute.
October 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The universe definitely does not want me to write much today. A young hawk decided to give me a treat for a good minute.
It’s hard to concentrate on writing with such a pretty sunrise.
October 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It’s hard to concentrate on writing with such a pretty sunrise.
Ooof. By dint of alphabetical order, I am now in the older half of living West Point graduates.
August 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ooof. By dint of alphabetical order, I am now in the older half of living West Point graduates.
A striking message to industry from Ukrainians at #LANDEURO is the invitation to bring new products to the war for testing. Although it makes perfect sense to pitch conflict as a comparative advantage and offers legitimate win-win possibilities, the transactional honesty is nonetheless disquieting.
July 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A striking message to industry from Ukrainians at #LANDEURO is the invitation to bring new products to the war for testing. Although it makes perfect sense to pitch conflict as a comparative advantage and offers legitimate win-win possibilities, the transactional honesty is nonetheless disquieting.
It was an honor to moderate a panel with doctrine guru Rich Creed, 56th MDC commander BG Steve Carpenter, and Harald Mannheim of Airbus multi-domain operations. A hot topic these days, we had plenty to discuss. Thanks to AUSA for assembling such a great panel of experts. I learned a lot!
#LANDEURO
#LANDEURO
July 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It was an honor to moderate a panel with doctrine guru Rich Creed, 56th MDC commander BG Steve Carpenter, and Harald Mannheim of Airbus multi-domain operations. A hot topic these days, we had plenty to discuss. Thanks to AUSA for assembling such a great panel of experts. I learned a lot!
#LANDEURO
#LANDEURO
The ossuary at Verdun shocks. I didn’t take a picture and my wife hesitated for fear of disrespect. My brother-in-law didn’t think the bones were real at first. But it is a final act of honoring them to reflect on the 130k unknown of the 300k dead in just that battle. A place worth reflecting upon.
July 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The ossuary at Verdun shocks. I didn’t take a picture and my wife hesitated for fear of disrespect. My brother-in-law didn’t think the bones were real at first. But it is a final act of honoring them to reflect on the 130k unknown of the 300k dead in just that battle. A place worth reflecting upon.
A surprising aspect of touring WWI AEF battlefields is the lack of other visitors, which makes for a very different experience certainly than Civil War but also even Normandy. We met no other Americans in two days, and only a handful of others. A relief in part but also adds a bit of melancholy.
July 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A surprising aspect of touring WWI AEF battlefields is the lack of other visitors, which makes for a very different experience certainly than Civil War but also even Normandy. We met no other Americans in two days, and only a handful of others. A relief in part but also adds a bit of melancholy.
Crossing the Rhine. Au revoir, France! Gutten morgen, Deutschland!
July 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Crossing the Rhine. Au revoir, France! Gutten morgen, Deutschland!
The best part of being editor in chief for @warroomeds.bsky.social is advance copies of books. I met @the-irish-texan.bsky.social several years ago in College Station and seeing this develop into an award-winning book has been great fun. Podcast to air this summer! @univpressofkansas.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The best part of being editor in chief for @warroomeds.bsky.social is advance copies of books. I met @the-irish-texan.bsky.social several years ago in College Station and seeing this develop into an award-winning book has been great fun. Podcast to air this summer! @univpressofkansas.bsky.social
Do I get any extra credit for writing with the “help” of a beagle who insists on being under my enclosed desk? She loves confined spaces (and stank). Somehow we both fit in the space, but it does get tight.
May 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Do I get any extra credit for writing with the “help” of a beagle who insists on being under my enclosed desk? She loves confined spaces (and stank). Somehow we both fit in the space, but it does get tight.
A fun night listening to the ever entertaining Daniel Krebs talk about a serious topic of which he is a leading scholar: Hessian POWs during the American Revolution. And he threw in a great local angle.
April 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A fun night listening to the ever entertaining Daniel Krebs talk about a serious topic of which he is a leading scholar: Hessian POWs during the American Revolution. And he threw in a great local angle.
Fascinating discussion of the functional requirements, political imperatives, and cultural influences of consolidating military conquest in medieval China, British India, and Napoleonic Europe. A great example of the power of comparative history. @milhistlee.bsky.social @amikaberidze.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Fascinating discussion of the functional requirements, political imperatives, and cultural influences of consolidating military conquest in medieval China, British India, and Napoleonic Europe. A great example of the power of comparative history. @milhistlee.bsky.social @amikaberidze.bsky.social
It’s too bad that gov’t travel restrictions kept @amnagel.bsky.social from panel, but still a delight to present alongside Rory McGovern at #SMH2025 panel co-sponsored by Society for Historians of Gilded Age and Progressive Era. My paper judged strategic competence of 1900s US military.
March 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It’s too bad that gov’t travel restrictions kept @amnagel.bsky.social from panel, but still a delight to present alongside Rory McGovern at #SMH2025 panel co-sponsored by Society for Historians of Gilded Age and Progressive Era. My paper judged strategic competence of 1900s US military.
May you all be as happy as a beagle in the sun!
March 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
May you all be as happy as a beagle in the sun!
I’m home writing to get ready for a conference next week, when I look up to see this hawk perched on the deck next to the feeders.
That’s worth taking a break for!
That’s worth taking a break for!
March 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I’m home writing to get ready for a conference next week, when I look up to see this hawk perched on the deck next to the feeders.
That’s worth taking a break for!
That’s worth taking a break for!
The desk is definitely in full-on writing mode.
February 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The desk is definitely in full-on writing mode.
A few years ago, the oldest gave me this mug: an 1890 advertisement featuring a US Navy monitor (an obscure ship type). I love it, and it has been my daily coffee carrier ever since. But is even better today, as I am writing about the strategic choices underlying ships like this.
February 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A few years ago, the oldest gave me this mug: an 1890 advertisement featuring a US Navy monitor (an obscure ship type). I love it, and it has been my daily coffee carrier ever since. But is even better today, as I am writing about the strategic choices underlying ships like this.
Hello, Monday! A pretty sunrise to start the week.
February 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Hello, Monday! A pretty sunrise to start the week.
@warroomeds.bsky.social is live at the Army Strategic Edication Progam. Happy to be right next to our Harding Project friends!
January 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@warroomeds.bsky.social is live at the Army Strategic Edication Progam. Happy to be right next to our Harding Project friends!
“The Beagle Witch Project.”
She’s just staring into the corner.
She’s just staring into the corner.
January 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“The Beagle Witch Project.”
She’s just staring into the corner.
She’s just staring into the corner.
Pausing from writing to enjoy my coffee and watching all my bird friends at the feeders. Is that procrastination or enjoying life? Maybe a bit of both.
PS. Starlings are jerks.
PS. Starlings are jerks.
January 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Pausing from writing to enjoy my coffee and watching all my bird friends at the feeders. Is that procrastination or enjoying life? Maybe a bit of both.
PS. Starlings are jerks.
PS. Starlings are jerks.
I don't do much operational history, but for the little I do, thank god for Google Maps! What a treasure to see decent terrain depictions, some photos, and--best of all--take measurements.
December 21, 2024 at 6:36 PM
I don't do much operational history, but for the little I do, thank god for Google Maps! What a treasure to see decent terrain depictions, some photos, and--best of all--take measurements.
Bears off to a quick start on family hockey night. Thankful for this bunch!
November 28, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Bears off to a quick start on family hockey night. Thankful for this bunch!