Peter Mansoor
| Peter R. Mansoor | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 1960 |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1982–2008 |
| Rank |
 Colonel |
| Commands held | 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division (2003-2005) |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Other work | Military historian |
Peter R. Mansoor (born February 28, 1960) is a former United States Army officer and a military historian. He is known primarily as the executive officer to General David Petraeus during the Iraq War, particularly the Iraq War troop surge of 2007. He is an associate professor at the Ohio State University, where he holds the Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Chair of Military History.
Mansoor has published two memoirs of his service in Iraq. Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq (2008) details his service as commander of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division from 2003 to 2005. Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War (2013) focuses on his service under Petraeus. He is also the author of The GI Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions, 1941-1945 (1999), which received the Society for Military History distinguished book award in 2000.
Mansoor earned his B.S. at the United States Military Academy in 1982 (graduating first in his class), his M.A. in History at The Ohio State University in 1992, and his Ph.D. in History at The Ohio State University in 1995. He earned his M.S.S. in Strategic Studies at the United States Army War College in 2003. He is a 1978 graduate of Mira Loma High School in Sacramento, California
Commissioned as a second lieutenant in May 1982, Mansoor served in a variety of command and staff assignments, including postings with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas; the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Bad Hersfeld and Fulda, Germany. He commanded the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry and served as operations officer (G-3) of the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Hood, Texas. In 1993-1995 he was a military history instructor at the U.S. Military Academy. He later served on the Joint Staff as the special assistant to the Director for Strategic Plans and Policy in the United States Department of Defense, during a period that included the Bosnian peace support operation, Operation Desert Fox, and the Kosovo War. From 2003 to 2005 Mansoor commanded the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, which was deployed in Iraq from July 2003 to July 2004.
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