Dr. Michael J. Forsyth Bio

Dr. Michael J. Forsyth (Colonel, U.S. Army retired)
is currently an associate professor and director of the
Department of Command and Leadership at the U.S.
Army Command and General Staff College at Fort
Leavenworth K.S.

His forthcoming book titled The White House and
Pentagon at Odds from McFarland Publishing is due out
in January 2026. He has four previously published books
with McFarland Publishing including:    The Red River
Campaign of 1864. The Camden Expedition of 1864, The
Great Missouri Raid. and A Year in Command in
A fghanistan, he is the editor of The Confederate Military
Forces in the Trans-Mississippi West. 1H61-1H65: A
Study in Command published by Savas-Beatie, and author
of God Gave Us Dogs to Teach Us. published by New
Harbor Press. In addition, he has published many articles
in history and military affairs in several publications. He
holds a PhD in war studies from the Royal Military
College of Canada.

At our dinner meeting on October 15th, Dr. Forsyth
will give a program about leadership during the Red River
Campaign, which took place in 1864 in the Trans-
Mississippi Theatre of the Civil War.

Dr. Forsyth’s discussion will focus on how leaders
affect the outcome of events through their interactions
with each other. While he will cover the events of the Red
River Campaign very broadly, Dr. Forsyth will drill down
more on the human interaction that led to critical
decisions and the ultimate outcome for both sides.