Lecture Series: David Dworak – The War of Supply

David Dworak – The War of Supply

The era of modern warfare introduced in World War II presented the Allied Powers with one of the more complicated logistical challenges of the century: how to develop an extensive support network that could supply and maintain a vast military force comprised of multiple services and many different nations thousands of miles away from their home ports. The need to keep tanks rolling, airplanes flying, and food and aid in continuous supply was paramount to defeating the Nazi regime.

David D. Dworak, PhD. (Dave)
Provost, U.S. Army War College

Dr. Dave Dworak is the Provost/Senior Academic Officer for the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In addition, Dr. Dworak teaches classes in history, military logistics, and strategic planning. The U.S. Army War College educates and develops leaders for service at the strategic level while advancing knowledge in the global application of landpower.

Dr. Dworak retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of colonel in 2014. During his 30-year career he served as a multi-functional logistics officer supporting operations in peace and in war. His overseas tours include the Sinai Peninsula, Germany, the Republic of Korea, and Afghanistan. Dr. Dworak spent the last six years of his career on the faculty of the U.S. Army War College, where he served as an instructor and, later, as chairman of the Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations.

His academic credentials include a PhD. and master’s in philosophy in history from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, a Master of Science in logistics management from the Florida Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Dworak is a certified Demonstrated Master Logistician.

Dr. Dworak’s areas of expertise include institutional assessment, academic accreditation, the Mediterranean Theater of War 1942-1945, European history 1914-1945, case methodology, curriculum development, theater-level planning, operational art, Joint logistics, supply chain management, and strategic thinking. He is the author of the book War of Supply: World War II Allied Logistics in the Mediterranean.