Lester Grau is the research director for the Foreign Military Studies Office at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He has served the U.S. Army for more than five decades, retiring as an infantry lieutenant colonel and continuing service through professional military education. As one of the Army’s leading experts on Russia, Dr. Grau has conducted various assignments there, including collaborative research with the Russian General Staff’s Military History Institute and other officials. He has also conducted collaborative research in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Europe.
