Whitney T. Bendeck
Curriculum Vitae
Florida State University
Teaching Professor I
Director of Undergraduate Studies
P.O. Box 3062161
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2161
850-644-4418
[email protected]
Education
Ph.D, Florida State University (Awarded December 12, 2009)
Dissertation: “‘A’ Force of Deceit: The Origins of British Military Deception in North
and East Africa During the Second World War.”
M.A., Florida State University, December 2004
B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University, May 2001
Publications
Books:
Whitney T. Bendeck, Diversion and Deception: “A” Force Operations in Europe and the
Mediterranean, 1943-1945 (Oklahoma University Press, forthcoming)
Whitney T. Bendeck, “A” Force: The Origins of British Deception during the Second
World War (Naval Institute Press, 2013).
Reviews:
Review of El Alamein and the Struggle for North Africa: International Perspectives from
the Twenty-first Century by Jill Edwards, ed. History: Reviews of New Books
(Forthcoming, 2014)
Review of Colossus: The Secrets of Bletchley Park's Codebreaking Computers by B.
Jack Copeland. History: Reviews of New Books, Vol. 39, No. 3 (July 2011), pp.
86.
Review of The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune by Oliver Lindsay
and John Harris. History: Reviews of New Books, Vol. 39, No.2 (April 2011), pp.
56-57.
Conferences
Commentator – “Religion and Nationalism,” World War II and Religion Conference,
Florida State University, 2012
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Invited Lectures and Readings of Original Work
Bendeck, W. (2015, January). "A" Force Book Talk, WWII Writer's Weekend. Delivered
at The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience & FSU Museum of
Fine Arts, FSU Museum of Fine Arts.
Bendeck, W. (2014, January). "A" Force: The Birth of Organized Deception. Delivered at
National World War II Museum, New Orleans, LA; Lagniappe Lecture Series.
Courses Taught
 Introduction to International Affairs
 The History of Asia
 Imperial China
 Modern China
 Readings on Communist Asia
 21st Century China
 Europe in the Age of Total War
 20th Century Europe
 Human Rights Violations and Genocide in 20th Century Europe
 The Holocaust
Guest Lectureship:
Holocaust Institute for Educators, Florida State University (2013 to present)
International Programs Study Abroad Faculty
Co-leader for the Prague Program, Summer 2014 and 2016 (Human Rights)
Honor’s Program @ FSU
*Honors Program Liaison for International Affairs
2014 to present – Faculty participant in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Program (UROP)
2012 to present – Honors in the Major Faculty Thesis Director/Committee Member
Awards
Foreign Travel Research Award, International Affairs Foundation, Florida State
University, Spring 2013.
The Joe Richardson Teaching Award in Recognition of Excellence in Teaching, 20072008, Department of History, Florida State University.
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Foreign Travel Award, Department of History, Florida State University, Spring 2008.
Non-Teaching Professional Experience
Institute on World War II and the Human Experience, under Director/Professor William
Oldson, Florida State University, Fall 2001-Spring 2004.
- In the years I worked at the World War II Institute, I had a range of responsibilities
including archival preservation, coordinating research, and conducting oral
histories. I also managed the Tom Brokaw Collection.
Service
Florida State University
FSU University Service
Faculty Advisor, Freedom at FSU (2014–present).
Directive Committee Member, Honors in the Major Thesis (2012–present).
Interview Panel, Presidential Scholars Program (2015 - present).
Faculty Advisor, No Labels at FSU (2011–2013).
FSU College Service
Interview Panel, Social Science Scholars Program (2013–present).
FSU Department Service
Committee Member, Master's Comprehensive Exam in International Affairs program
(2011–present).
Program Representative, Graduate Policy Committee, QER (2013).
FSU Institute or Center Service
Lecturer, Holocaust Institute for Educators (2013–present).