Dr. Victor Davis Hanson, an emeritus professor of classics at California State University, Fresno best-known as a historian, nationally syndicated columnist and political essayist, will speak on campus at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Satellite Student Union.

Based on his latest publication, Hanson will discuss what leadership factors have decided wars, drawing on themes in his soon-to-be-published book, “The Savior Generals,” analyzing whether the experience of the past is a blueprint for contemporary leaders.

Hanson is the author of 170 articles, book reviews and newspaper editorials on Greek, agrarian, and military history and essays on contemporary culture. He has written and edited 20 books, including the New York Times bestseller “Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power.” His “End of Sparta” will be published in October by Bloomsbury Press.

He was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Bush in 2007 and the Bradley Prize in 2008, which honors politically conservative writings.

Hanson is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He also grows raisin crops on the family farm in Selma.

The Aug. 17 lecture is sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program at Fresno State. Admission is $10 at the door.

Details: 559.278-0008 or osher@csufresno.edu

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