W.H. Kautt

William H. Kautt is a Professor of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and a PhD candidate at King's College London. He holds a doctorate in modern Irish history from Ulster University, an MA in Military History from Ohio State University, and a BA in History from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on the transition from rural to urban insurgency in the late 1960s, exploring why revolutionary movements shifted to urban guerrilla warfare despite prevailing theories advocating rural strategies.

Educational Background:

• PhD Candidate (King's College London, Defence Studies Department)
• PhD in Modern Irish History (Ulster University)
• MA in Military History (Ohio State University)
• BA in History (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Research Interests:

Dr. Kautt examines political violence, insurgency, urban guerrilla warfare, and terrorism, particularly analyzing the strategic shift to urban environments post-1960s. His thesis, “Revolutionary Graveyard? Urban Guerrilla Warfare and the Choice of Urban Terrain,” investigates why revolutionary movements abandoned rural guerrilla tactics in favor of urban warfare despite theoretical challenges.

Supervisors:

• Dr. Warren Chin
• Dr. Kenneth Payne