Nicholas Moran

Nicholas Theodore Moran (born 1975) is an American author, historian, and U.S. Army officer.

Early life and education
Moran is Irish on his father's side and Greek on his mother's. He was born in California and attended University College Dublin from 1992 to 1996.

Career
Moran joined the Irish Army Reserve in September 1997 and the US Army National Guard in November 2000. He was deployed in Iraq between 2004 and 2005 as a tank platoon leader (for which he received a Valorous Unit Award), and Afghanistan between 2009 and 2010 (for which he received a Meritorious Unit Commendation). He also received a Bronze Star Medal and Meritorious Service Medal.

Since August 2011, Moran has been the Director of Militaria Relations for Wargaming America, described by him as a "liaison between the company and the wonderful world of the military."

Since September 2011, Moran has run the YouTube channel The Chieftain, which focuses on "long-form, in-depth videos, with a priority on getting inside vehicles to gain the 'human factors' evaluation of things from the end user's perspective as well as other materials sourced from archives."

Moran has advocated for the support of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War since February 2022.

Moran has previously been commander of the 1st Armored Division Main Command Post – Operational Detachment (he is currently serving as a staff officer ) and an armor officer on M1 Abrams tanks and M3 Bradleys.

Personal life
Moran holds US citizenship. He was previously a dual citizen of Ireland and the US, but renounced foreign citizenship in 2002 when he was commissioned as a United States Army officer.