John Brobst, associate professor of history, joined the faculty at Ohio University in 2000.  Originally from California, he was born and grew up in Livermore, about 30 miles east of San Francisco.  He received his B.A. from the University of Kansas, and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Professor Brobst specializes in British imperial and international history.  His research focuses on British strategy in the modern world.  He is especially interested in great power politics in Asia and the Middle East, military thought and theory, Anglo-American relations, and oil and energy security.  His courses include:

HIST 333:  Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power

HIST 392C:  Churchill’s Britain

HIST 393A:  The British Empire, 1783-1897

HIST 393B:  The British Empire, 1897-1997

HIST 693:  Colloquium on British Imperialism

Professor Brobst is the author of The Future of the Great Game:  Sir Olaf Caroe, India’s Independence, and the Defense of Asia as well as various articles, essays, and reviews.  He is currently completing a book about British globalism in the Indian Ocean during the 1960s and 70s.

447 Bentley Annex
740-593-0221
brobst@ohio.edu