Francis MacDonnell

Who is Francis MacDonnell?

Francis MacDonnell is professor of History at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista, Virginia. He is the author of many articles on American Wars and is especially noted for his book, Insidious Foes.

Macdonnell was educated at Saint Michael's College in Vermont, attaining an A.B. in 1981. Moving to Marquette University in 1983, he was granted a Master of Arts. He achieved his M.A. and a Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1986 and 1991, respectively.

Prior to teaching at SVU, MacDonnell lectured at Yale University and Harvard University.