David J. Silbey

David J. Silbey is a historian and educator specializing in the industrialized total wars of the 20th century and asymmetric responses such as guerrilla warfare and insurgency. He is the author of several books on military history, including works on the Philippine-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and the British Army in World War I. Silbey currently serves as the Director of Teaching and Learning at Cornell University's Washington, D.C., campus and is an adjunct associate professor in the Cornell History Department.