Marc Gallicchio, PhD

Professor and Mary M. Birle Chair in History | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Villanova University

  • Villanova PA

Marc Gallicchio, PhD, is an expert on World War II, U.S. foreign relations, East Asia, modern military history and modern U.S. history.

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Areas of Expertise

History
Modern Military History
U.S. Foreign Policy
Modern U.S. History
World War II

Biography

Dr. Marc Gallicchio's personal knowledge of Japan, having twice taught there as a J. William Fulbright Lecturer, has given him invaluable firsthand insight into the once mighty empire's place in history—past, present and future. Speaking on modern military history, with an emphasis on Japan's role in World War II, and providing insights on the post-World War II East Asian conflicts that continue to shape international relations to the present day are Dr. Gallicchio's specialties.

Education

Temple University

PhD

Pennsylvania State University

MA

Temple University

BA

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"Something Bigger Than Ourselves": Biden Stresses Democratic Values at D-Day Landing Site

Courthouse News Service  

2024-06-07

On June 6, 1944—as part of the D-Day invasion—225 American Rangers disembarked on these shores. They scaled the cliffs... as cannons fired down at them. The mission was a success, but only 90 soldiers survived. The French erected the Point du Hoc monument to commemorate the operation, which along with other D-Day operations proved a turning point in the war... "Once the landings were made and they were able to reinforce the beachheads, it was at that point probably a matter of time before the Germans would be defeated," Marc Gallicchio, a professor of history at Villanova University, told Courthouse News.

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Op-Ed: Tired of Long Complicated Wars with Tough Choices?

History News Network  

2017-08-31

"As the Trump administration prepares to send more troops to Afghanistan and considers how to respond to North Korean provocations, pundits and military experts evaluating those situations have struggled to assess when the costs of military intervention outweigh its potential achievements. In the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq U.S. General David Petraeus put this query rather more pointedly: 'Tell me how this ends?'"

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Endgame in the Pacific

The Wall Street Journal  

2017-06-09

A startling, nearly forgotten story is well documented in "Implacable Foes," a valuable and revealing study by Waldo Heinrichs and Marc Gallicchio, historians at San Diego State and Villanova, respectively. The authors remind us how public weariness with World War II and the difficulty of redeploying armies world-wide for a reckoning with Tokyo imperiled Truman's plan to defeat Japan and avoid the type of economic disruptions that tested the nation after World War I.

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Research Grants

Special Research Grant

Villanova University

2003

Research Fellow for the Japan Foundation-National Security Archive Project on Power and Prosperity

Linkages Between Security and Economics in American-Japanese Relations

1997–2000

Research Grant

American Philosophical Society

1991

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Select Academic Articles

World War II in Historical Memory (Book Chapter)

Blackwell Companion to World War II

2013

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Truman, Unconditional Surrender, and a New Deal for Japan (Book Chapter)

The Legacy of Harry S. Truman in East Asia: Japan, China and the Two Koreas

2012

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African Americans and the Asia Pacific War (Book Chapter)

The Asia Pacific War, Volume 3: Mobilization, Resistance and Collaboration

2006