Dr. Bernard D. Cole teaches courses on Sino-American Relations
and Maritime Strategy. He has written numerous articles and six books:
Gunboats and Marines: The U.S. Navy in China;
The Great
Wall at Sea: China's Navy Enters the 21st Century;
The Great Wall at Sea: China's Navy in the Twenty-First Century, Oil for
the Lamps of China: Beijing's 21st Century Search for Energy;
Taiwan’s
Security: History and Prospects; and
Sealanes and Pipelines:
Energy Security in Asia.
Dr. Cole earned an A.B. in History from
the University of North Carolina, an M.P.A. (National Security Affairs)
from the University of Washington, and a Ph.D. in History from Auburn
University. He previously served 30 years as a Surface Warfare
Officer in the Navy, all in the Pacific.
Dr. Cole commanded a frigate,
USS RATHBURNE, and Destroyer Squadron 35. He served as a Naval Gunfire
Liaison Officer with the THIRD Marine Division in Vietnam, and as Special
Assistant to the CNO for Expeditionary Warfare.
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