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Ross Wayne Mahoney BA, PGCE, MPhil, MIfL

Contact Details

Email – mahoneyross@hotmail.com

Education

• Centre for Second World War Studies, School of Historical Studies, University of Birmingham: MPhil in Modern History, 2007 – 2009
• School of Education, University of Wolverhampton: PGCE in Post – Compulsory Education, 2005 – 2006
• School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences, University of Wolverhampton: Second Class (First Division) BA (Hons.) in History and War Studies, 2001 – 2005
• France Hill 6th Form, Camberley, Surrey: ‘A’ Levels in the following:- History, Chemistry and General Studies

Employment

2006 – 2009 Lecturer in History – Penwith College, Truro and Penwith College

• I managed aspects of the AS/A2 History and Government and Politics course with responsibilities for data, course development and co-ordination, recruitment, retention, marketing and all administration related to the post.
• Taught the following courses:
  • AS/A2 Modern History
  • AS/A2 Government and Politics
  • FdSc Public Services (Voluntary Sector Management)
  • Key Skills
  • BTEC National Diploma in Public Services
• I had responsibility for an A Level Tutorial group.
• EDEXCEL Assessment Associate

2005 – 2006 Visiting Lecturer in History – City of Wolverhampton College

• Taught on the AS/A2 Level Modern History course teaching 18th and 19th Century British Social and Economic History and 19th and 20th Century Russian and German Political History.

2003 Historical Researcher – The Vintage Paint Company

• Performed historical research on the paint and camouflage utilised by British forces during the Second World War.
• Involved research at the following institutions; The Imperial War Museum, The Tank Museum, RAF Museum and the National Archives.

Research Interests

• British Military History of the Twentieth Century
• Air Power History, Theory and Doctrine
• Combined Operations (Joint Warfare)
• History of Military Technology

Recent Teaching

• German History, 1918 – 1989
• Diplomatic History of the early Cold War, 1945 – 1963
• The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1792 – 1945
• Britain during the Second World War
• British Social History, 1945 to the present
• International Politics
• Local Governance and Voluntary Sector Management

Current Research Projects: Articles

‘Quantitative Analysis of the RAF Fighter Command Losses during Operation JUBILEE, 19 August 1942’ Writing

‘Learning on the Job – The Anglo-Canadian Armoured Division in Normandy: A Case Study – 11th Armoured Division’ Writing

Current Research Projects: Theses

‘The Leadership Effectiveness of Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory’ Researching

Chapters and Articles

‘A Blueprint for Success: Army-Air Force Co-Operation and the Battle for the Mareth Line, 19-29 March 1943’ in Ford, M, Rose, P, Hargreaves Allied Military Effectiveness in the Mediterranean (Brill, 2010)

‘British Air Power and the First World War: A Historiographical Overview’ The Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies, Accepted for Publication

Reference Works

‘Bibliography of the First World War – Russia: The Armed Forces’ The Centre for First World War Studies, The University of Birmingham, 2006 – www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk

‘Bibliography of the First World War – Ottoman Empire: Armed Forces’ The Centre for First World War Studies, The University of Birmingham, 2006 – www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk

‘Bibliography of the First World War – United States: Armed Forces’ The Centre for First World War Studies, The University of Birmingham, 2006 – www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk

‘Bibliography of the First World War – The War in the Air’ The Centre for First World War Studies, The University of Birmingham, 2006 – www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk

with Ian Passingham ‘Bibliography of the First World War – Germany: Armed Forces’ The Centre for First World War Studies, The University of Birmingham, 2006 – www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk

with John Bourne ‘Bibliography of the First World War – France: Biography’ The Centre for First World War Studies, The University of Birmingham, 2006 – www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk

Dissertation and Theses

‘The Royal Air Force, Combined Operations Doctrine and the Raid on Dieppe, 19 August 1942’ MPhil Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2009 (Supervisor – Professor Gary Sheffield; Internal Examiner – Air Commodore (ret’d) Peter Gray; External Examiner: Professor John Buckley)

‘The Genesis of a Doctrine: The Rise of RAF Tactical Air Power in North Africa’ Undergraduate War Studies Dissertation, University of Wolverhampton, 2005 (Supervisor – Professor John Buckley)

Conference Papers

‘A Case Study in Army-Air Force Co-Operation: The Western Desert Air Force and the Battle for the Mareth Line, 19 – 29 March 1943’ Allied Fighting Effectiveness in North Africa and Italy, 1942-1945, King’s College London and the Imperial War Museum – 19/07/2008

‘The Embattled History of Operation JUBILEE, the Raid on Dieppe, 19 August 1942’ Postgraduate Symposium at the Centre for First World War Studies and the Centre for Second World War Studies, University of Birmingham – 10/05/2008

Public Talks

‘Operation JUBILEE, the Raid on Dieppe 19 August 1942’ Talk at the Cornish Scale Modellers – 13/02/2009

Book Reviews

Review of Greenhalgh, Elizabeth, Victory Through Coalition: Britain and France During the First World War. H-War, H-Net Reviews. July, 2008 – http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=14753

Weblogs

Thoughts on Military History – http://thoughtsonmilitaryhistory.wordpress.com

Service

• Member of the Staff Development Committee at Penwith College, Part of Truro and Penwith College – 2008 – 2009
• School Representative for the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences on the University of Wolverhampton Student Union Representative Council – 2002 – 2003
• Member of the Penwith College Working Groups on Internal Verification, Cross – Curriculum Planning and Taster Days – 2007
• EDEXCEL Assessment Associate – 2007 – Present

Memberships

University and College Union

Member of the Institute for Learning

Society for Army Historical Research

The Royal Air Force Historical Society

Friend of the Centre for First World War Studies

Friend of the Centre for Second World War Studies

Other

I have lived in Hong Kong and Germany and travelled through many areas of Europe and South East Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, France, Belgium and The Netherlands. My interests include Military Modelling, Films, Music and Reading.

References
Can be supplied on request