Dr.Holger H. Herwig (born 1941) is a German-born Canadian historian and professor. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including the award-winning,The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918 andThe Origins of World War I, written with Richard F. Hamilton. His research focuses onWorld War I and Germanmilitary andpolitical history.^[1] Dr. Herwig holds a dual position at theUniversity of Calgary as Professor of History and as Canada Research Chair in theCentre for Military and Strategic Studies.^[2]

Herwig was born on September 25, 1941, inHamburg,Germany.^[3]

In 1965, he earned hisBachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of British Columbia; in 1967, he obtained hisMaster's degree from theState University of New York at Stony Brook. In 1971, he received aPh.D fromStony Brook.^[1]

From 1971 to 1989, Herwig taught atVanderbilt University inNashville,Tennessee. For one year, starting in 1985, he was visiting Professor of Strategy at theNaval War College inNewport, Rhode Island.^[3]

In 1991, he was made Head of the Department of History at the University of Calgary. He held this position until 1996.^[3] Herwig was the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Distinguished Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies at theCollege of William & Mary inVirginia in 1998.^[3]

He is a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Canada.^[3]

Herwig has written and co-authored over a dozen books. Many of his books have been translated into Chinese, Czech, German, Polish, Portuguese, Serbs-Croatian, and Spanish.^[3] His research interests includeGerman imperial history, German military history, German political anddiplomatic history, andstrategic studies. MilitaryDiplomatic History andEurope fall under his areas of specialization.^[3]

With co-author,David Bercuson, Herwig wroteDeadly Seas: The Destruction of the Bismarck andOne Christmas in Washington. The former book captured the attention of filmmakerJames Cameron. Both Bercuson and Herwig produced Cameron's film for theDiscovery Channel,James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck. Herwig's other television projects in collaboration with Bercuson includeDeadly Seas (1998),Murder in Normandy (1999), andForced March to Freedom (2001).^[3]

• The Demon of Geopolitics: How Karl Haushofer "Educated" Hitler and Hess (2016).
• Long Night of the Tankers: Hitler's War Against Caribbean Oil (2012), co-author with David J. Bercuson,ISBN 9781770870949
• The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle that Changed the World (2011),ISBN 9780812978292^[4]
  • German:Marne 1914: eine Schlacht, die die Welt veränderte? Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh, 2016,ISBN 978-3-506-78195-6.^[5]
• War Memory and Popular Culture: Essays on Modes of Remembrance and Commemoration (2009),ISBN 9780786441419
• War Planning 1914 (2009), co-author with Richard F. Hamilton,ISBN 9780521110969
• World History of Warfare (2008), co-author with Christon Archer, John Ferris, and Tim Travers,ISBN 9780803219410
• One Christmas in Washington: The Secret Meeting Between Roosevelt and Churchill that Changed the World (2006), co-author with David J. BercusonISBN 9781585678464
• One Christmas in Washington: Roosevelt and Churchill Forge the Grand Alliance (2005), co-author with David J. Bercuson and Lloyd James,ISBN 9780786176281
• Decisions for War, 1914-1917 (2004), co-author with Richard F. Hamilton,ISBN 9780521545303
• The Origins of World War I (2003), co-author with Richard F. Hamilton,ISBN 9780521102186
• Cassell's World History of Warfare: The Global History of Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present Day (2003),ISBN 9780304363520
• The Destruction of the Bismarck (2001), co-author with David J. Bercuson,ISBN 9781585671922
• The Grand Illusion: The Prussianization of the Chilean Army (Studies in War, Society, and the Militar) (1999), co-author with William F. Sater Ph.D. MA AB,ISBN 9780803223936
• The Nazi Revolution (1999) co-author with Alan Mitchell andTheodore S. Hamerow,ISBN 9780395961476
• Deadly Seas: The Duel Between the St. Croix and the U305 in the Battle of the Atlantic (1998),ISBN 9780679309277
• The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918 (1997),ISBN 9780340573488
• The Outbreak of World War I (Problems in European Civilization Series (1996)ISBN 978-0669416923
• Hammer or Anvil? Modern Germany 1648-Present (Problems in European Civilization Series) (1993)ISBN 978-0669218770
• The Outbreak of World War I: Causes and Responsibilities (Problems in European Civilization Series) (1990)ISBN 9780669416923
• The Naval Strategy of the World War (Classics of Sea Power) (1989) (Translator) with Vice AdmiralWolfgang Wegener (Author),ISBN 9780870214899
• Luxury Fleet: The Imperial Germany Navy, 1888-1918 (1987),ISBN 9780948660030
• Germany's Vision of Empire in Venezuela, 1871-1914 (1986),ISBN 9780691054834
• Biographical Dictionary of World War I (1982), co-author with Neil M. HeymanISBN 9780313213564
• Politics of Frustration: The United States in German Naval Planning, 1889-1941 (1976)ISBN 9780316358903
• German Naval Officer Corps (1973)ISBN 9780198225171^[6]

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