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About Alan Cate
Retired US Army Colonel Alan Cate currently serves as the history department Chair at University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio, teaching advanced placement US History, advanced placement government and politics, and modern European history. Alan Cate has designed and taught courses on strategy, diplomacy, and war, as well as decolonization of countries in Asia and Africa. Prior to his teaching career at Hunting Valley, Alan Cate acted as the Director of the Army Heritage and Education Center at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Alan Cate was also an Instructor at the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, teaching leadership, problem solving, and communication skills to mid-career Army officers. When he published his book, Founding Fighters: The Battlefield Leaders Who Made American Independence, in 2006, Alan Cate wanted to highlight the experiences of 15 American military leaders and how they influenced the outcome and perception of the American Revolutionary War. What resulted was a thorough and carefully contextualized look at the events of the Revolutionary War and the roles of several major players within it. Alan Cate received a Bachelor of Science from West Point in 1979, and went on to serve as an Assistant Professor there after earning a Master’s degree in American History from Stanford University. Alan Cate also graduated from L’Ecole Supérieure de Guerre in Paris in 1992 and held the post of National Security Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government from 2000 to 2001.
Alan Cate's Companies
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University School
2005
Teacher, Chair History Department
o Western Civilization, 1500-Contemporary
o Advanced Placement US Government and Politics
o Advanced Placement US History
o Designed and taught “Strategy, Diplomacy, and War”
o Designed and taught “The Wind of Change: Decolonization in Asia and Africa, 1940-1980
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Alan Cate's Publications
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West Point History
November, 2010
by Alan Cate
The United States Military Academy at West Point, commonly referred to as simply West Point, remains the oldest of all major American military academies. After the end of the Revolutionary War, West Point served as a training ground for cadets studying artillery and engineering. In 1802, West Point received congressional authorization and funding to establish the school as a military engineering academy. Until the founding of Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1924, West Point served as the only engineering school in the country. The school’s curriculum greatly influenced all American engineering schools until the Civil War in the mid-19th century. Throughout the country’s history, many prominent American military figures have graduated from West Point. Generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant studied at West Point before facing each other during the Civil War. During that time, many West Point graduates filled the general officer ranks of the Union and the Confederacy. John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I, also studied at West Point. With the outbreak of World War II in the mid-20th century, West Point produced a number of prominent figures that would have a profound influence on the war, including Douglas MacArthur, George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The West Point class of 1915, known as “the class the stars fell on,” due its unusually high percentage of future general officers in World War II (59 of 164 graduates). Notable West Point graduates of recent times include Norman Schwarzkopf and David Petraeus. In 1925, West Point received official accreditation status and began to issue Bachelor of Science degrees to all graduates. Modern cadets receive a multi-faceted education involving academic, military, physical, and moral development. West Point also maintains an active athletic program and a historical football rivalry with fellow independent Navy. Known simply as Army in most athletic circles, West Point boasts competitive teams in a number of sports, such as rugby, lacrosse, basketball, ice hockey, judo, and boxing.
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Alan Cate's Presentations
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Founding Fighters: The Battlefield Leaders Who Made American Independence, Founding Fighters: The Battlefield Leaders Who Made American Independence
May, 2012
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