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}} Andrew J. Bacevich, Sr. (born July 5, 1947) is an American historian specializing in international relations, security studies, American foreign policy, and American diplomatic and military history. He is a Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Boston University - Andrew J. Bacevich - The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies )〕 He is also a retired career officer in the Armor Branch of the United States Army, retiring with the rank of Colonel. He is a former director of Boston University's Center for International Relations (from 1998 to 2005), now part of the Pardee School of Global Studies.〔 Bacevich has been "a persistent, vocal critic of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, calling the conflict a catastrophic failure." In March 2007, he described George W. Bush's endorsement of such "preventive wars" as "immoral, illicit, and imprudent."〔〔 His son, also an Army officer, died fighting in the Iraq War in May 2007.〔 ==Life and work== Bacevich was born in Normal, Illinois, the son of Martha Ellen (Bulfer) and Andrew Bacevich.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Martha Greenis Obituary - Crown Point, IN - The Times )〕 His father was of Lithuanian descent and his mother was of Irish, German, and English ancestry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=OralHistory )〕 He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1969 and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, serving in Vietnam from the summer of 1970 to the summer of 1971. Later he held posts in Germany, including the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; the United States; and the Persian Gulf up to his retirement from the service with the rank of Colonel in the early 1990s. His early retirement is thought to be a result of his taking responsibility for the Camp Doha explosion in 1991 while in charge of the 11th ACR.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=The Atlantic )〕 He holds a Ph.D. in American Diplomatic History from Princeton University, and taught at West Point and Johns Hopkins University before joining the faculty at Boston University in 1998. On May 13, 2007, Bacevich's son, 1LT Andrew John Bacevich, was killed in action in Iraq by an improvised explosive device south of Samarra in Salah ad Din Governorate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Honor the Fallen Army 1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich )〕 The younger Bacevich, 27, was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army,〔"(Soldier from Fort Hood killed in Iraq )", The Associated Press, published May 14, 2007, accessed May 15, 2007.〕 assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Bacevich also has three daughters.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Bacevich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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