Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Faculty Member, History and Social Sciences
Assistant Professor of History
Liberal Arts
About
Alexander Mikaberidze is assistant professor of European history at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He holds a degree in international law from Tbilisi State University (Republic of Georgia, 1999) and a Ph.D. in history from Florida State University (2003. After working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (1996-2000), he taught European and Middle Eastern history at Florida State and Mississippi State Universities and lectured on strategy and policy for the U.S. Naval War College. He has been awarded the International Napoleonic Society’s Legion of Merit Award for his contributions to the Napoleonic studies.
Dr. Mikaberidze's research interest concentrate on the 18th-19th century Europe, particularly the Napoleonic Wars, and the military history of the Middle East. In addition to his articles, Dr. Mikaberidze has written and edited seven books, including The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon versus Kutuzov (2007), Historical Dictionary of Georgia (2007), The Russian Officer Corps in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1792-1815 (2004, winner of the 2005 Literary Prize of the International Napoleonic Society), The Czar’s General: The Memoirs of a Russian General in the Napoleonic Wars (2005). His latest book - Napoleon's Great Escape: The Crossing of the Berezina - will appear in late 2009. He is currently working on a two volume encyclopedia dealing with warfare in the Islamic world.
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