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 “Alumnus Steven L. Ossad Publishes Book on Jewish WWII General”, New School Graduate Faculty Bulletin, Spring/Summer 2003  "Tales of bravery and mystery surround WWII Jewish general," J News, September 12, 2003
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Born in 1948, Steve grew up in a New Jersey suburb surrounded by returned citizen soldiers, sailors, and marines. He listened to their stories and developed a lifelong interest in military history, especially World War II. As a result of a number of boyhood experiences during which he learned about a long-forgotten hero, Steve became “Citizen Historian” of the 3rd Armored "Spearhead" Division Association. Under their auspices Steve wrote a biography of their wartime commander. Major General Maurice Rose: World War II’s Greatest Forgotten Commander, published by Taylor Trade Publishing (2003, paperback 2006), tells the story of that boyhood hero, one of the greatest warriors who ever served our country.
Steve has rapidly established a niche as a writer who focuses on unknown heroes and battles, inspiring leadership models and the lessons of command failure. Steve was the recipient of the 2003 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for his article, ”Command Failures: Lessons Learned from Lloyd R. Fredendall,” (Army Magazine, March 2003). His articles have also appeared in Wharton Leadership Digest, World War II, America’s Civil War, Military Heritage, WW II History, Military History and Army History, the Profesional Bulletin of the US Army Center of Military History.
For more than two decades, Steve worked as a technology analyst on Wall Street before establishing a second career as a military historian and consultant. He followed a broad range of companies and sectors, pioneered coverage of several analytic sectors, including Computer Disk Drives & Peripherals, Electronic Manufacturing Services and Business Process Outsourcing, and participated as lead analyst in many of the most important Initial Public Offerings of the 1980’s and 1990’s. During his time on Wall Street, Steve worked with many legendary entrepreneurs, corporate managers, analysts, bankers, venture capitalists and investors responsible for our connectivity culture, and continually evaluated them against history’s great battlefield commanders.
A featured speaker on TV, radio and in the national print media as an expert on technological innovation, Steve has also spoken at reunions of veterans and memorial dedication events. He is currently the Senior Managing Director of APPLIED BATTLEFIELD CONCEPTS LLC, a company that takes the lessons of military history to CEOs and top managers using a corporate adaptation of the US Army's time-tested Battlefield Staff Ride training experience.
Prior to his Wall Street career, Steve worked for five years as a Marketing Manager for Clinical Laboratory Equipment, during which he co-authored a paper on Radioimmunoassay (RIA) Instrumentation. He holds a BA with Honors in Philosophy from Wesleyan University, an MA degree in the History of Philosophy from the Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Henry Ware Lawton: Flawed Giant and Hero of Four Wars, Army History, Winter 2007
Brevet Colonel, Commander of the 30th Indiana Volunteers, and recipient of the Medal of Honor - all at the age of 23 - Henry Lawton's career spanned four decades until he fell "bringing democracy to a distant land."
BG Joseph Mansfield, Military Heritage Magazine, February 2007
When Joseph K.F. Mansfield fell at the Battle of Antietam, he was the ranking casualty on either side, the oldest general and West Point graduate to die in battle.
The Terrills: "God Alone Knows Which Was Right", America's Civil War Magazine, September 2006
William and James Terrill of Virginia chose opposing sides in the Civil War, rose to general and fell in battle. Theirs is a unique story of "brother against brother".
Major General Maurice Rose: World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander
The only American Armored Division commander to die in battle, Maurice Rose was the son and grandson of rabbis who rose from private to general to lead the premier American armored force to victory.
The Corporate Staff Ride: A Proven Military Training Tool Comes to the Boardroom, Wharton Leadership Digest, January 2006
For more than a century, the "Staff Ride" has been used to train the nation's military leaders. Now it has been adapted by APPLIED BATTLEFIELD CONCEPTS LLC for use by corporations to train top management in the principles of leadership under pressure.
Drawings of Antietam Commanders
"Commanders at Antietam" is a collection of the author's drawings related to ongoing work on the Corporate Staff Ride
The Fighting McCooks, Military History Magazine, October 2005
Sixteen of the McCook Family served in the Union Army or Navy during the Civil War. Seven became generals. Four gave the last full measure.
Russian General Ivan D. Chernyakhovsky, WWII History Magazine, May 2004
Russia's General Ivan Chernyakhovsky achieved a combat record that is virtually unknown in the West.
Fighting Admiral of Guadalcanal, World War II Magazine, May 2004
Daniel Judson Callaghan's heroic sacrifice off Guadalcanal saved the embattled defenders of Henderson Field.
In the Front Ranks of Gallant Men, World War II Magazine, November 2003
Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle's leadership in and out of the cockpit made him one of the most admired men in the Eighth Air Force
The Frustrations of Leonard Wood, Army Magazine, September 2003
The only physician ever to rise to Army Chief of Staff, Leonard Wood's path to success produced as many enemies as admirers.
The Last Battle of Gen. William Orlando Darby, Army Magazine, January 2003
Creator of the modern American Rangers, Darby led his men to great victories and a catastrophic defeat, but was always in the thick of the action.
Martin Blumenson (1918-2005)
Martin Blumenson spent his life writing the history of an institution he respected greatly and knew intimately, the United States Army. He inspired generations of his students and successors to the highest standard of excellence.__________________________________________________ Works in Progress
The Battle of Anghiari: "This Most Bestial Madness"
Described by eminent art historians as perhaps his greatest work, Leonardo Da Vinci's "Battle of Anghiari" defined for centuries the way artists portray the fury of battle and the anatomy and motion of warriors and horses in combat. The lost work sparked intense and on-going debate, and inspired many other great masters working in a variety of media. But, the battle has disappeared from history. Why?
Xenophon's "Hipparchicus, Command of Cavalry"
Historian, biographer, memoirist, and companion of Socrates, at the end of his life Xenophon wrote a small book of advice about reforming the Athenian cavalry. A discussion of specific suggestions, Xenophon's Hipparchicus reflects decades of the author's experience as an army commander. The wily survivor offers subtle insights on leadership as well as observations valuable to modern theorists and practioners of the "mounted service" that will always resonate.
The Battle of Kadesh: Public Relations Trumps Performance
The Battle of Kadesh, the greatest chariot clash in all recorded history, pitted the war-hardened Hittites against an untested Pharaoh in a struggle that shaped the destinies of the two dominant empires of the early Iron Age. Recorded as a great Egyptian victory, it is a case study of how a brilliant and well-executed public relations campaign can trump performance - and reality.
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