Dr. Brady L. Holley
Instructor
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, Mississippi State University (2014)
- MA, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2009)
- BS, University of Montevallo (2007)
Areas of Expertise
Antebellum U.S.
Mexican War
Jacksonian America
Military History
U.S. Civil War
Napoleonic Wars
Biography
I am a historian of the Mexican War, American antebellum period, and military history. My research focuses on American junior officers during the Mexican War and how these officers confronted issues such as race, anti-Catholicism, and professionalism. This research also looks at the ways in which the experiences of these officers altered American opinions on the merits of a professional standing army. Recently, I have expanded my research to Napoleonic history.
Undergrad...
Read More »I am a historian of the Mexican War, American antebellum period, and military history. My research focuses on American junior officers during the Mexican War and how these officers confronted issues such as race, anti-Catholicism, and professionalism. This research also looks at the ways in which the experiences of these officers altered American opinions on the merits of a professional standing army. Recently, I have expanded my research to Napoleonic history.
Undergraduate Courses Taught at MTSU
Survey U.S. History I, Survey U.S. History II, Napoleon's Wars, Themes in U.S. History: The Military
Selected Publications
“Leading the Great Rabble: West Point Junior Officers in the Mexican- American War,” Mexican War Journal. Vol. 20, No. 1 (Spring 2011), 8-22.
“I Never Shall be a White Man Again: Race and Junior Officers in the Mexican War,” War and Society. Vol. 35, No. 4 (Winter 2016): 259-274.
Selected Awards
Mellon Fellowship- Virginia Historical Society
Smith Fellowship- Mississippi State University
