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James Michael Deitch

James Michael Deitch (April 8, 1965 - ) is an American historian. He was born in Albert Einstein Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 8, 1965. He is the son of Barry Neil Deitch and Henrietta Penny “Jane” Bancroft. His father was a former Marine and career Naval Investigative Service Officer. His father, who passed away in 1982 when Deitch was 17, was Jewish and of Lithuanian and Ukrainian descent. His grandmother was born in Ukraine. His mother was Lutheran and of German, Austrian, and British descent. The maternal name Bernkopf was anglicized to Bancroft in the 1920s during the interwar years. Deitch followed his mother's heritage and remained a Lutheran like his mother’s family on the Strobel side. The Strobel’s were from Schwabia outside of Munich, Germany. Deitch spent the first few years living in base housing at the Naval Base in Guam before returning to Pennsylvania in the late 1960s. In 1974, his newly remarried mother moved him and his brother to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he grew up outside of Doylestown in the tiny hamlet of Furlong. He attended school at Paul W. Kutz Elementary School, Holicong Jr. High School, and Central Bucks East High School, although he attended part of his high school years in Heinavesi, Finland, from 1982-1983, returning in late 1983 to graduate from Central Bucks East. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served from 1984- 1996, graduating from Boot Camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on November 8, 1984. He attended Advanced Infantry Training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From there, he attended training at the NAS Millington, Tennessee, and NATC Lakehurst, New Jersey, before his initial assignment to NAS Willow Grove in Pennsylvania as a 7011 Launch and Recovery Specialist with the Marine Corps Air Wing. Later, he changed MOSs and became an Operations Chief for motor transport and logistics where he stayed until the end of his military career. During his career, he served aboard MCB’s Camp Pendleton, CA., Camp LeJeune, NC, aboard the USS Saratoga, Bodo Air Station, Bodo, Norway, and deployments to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. He earned the Naval Achievement Medal (x2), Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal (x3), Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation (x2), Presidential Unit Citation, Artic Service Ribbon, National Defense Medal, Southwest Asian Campaign Medal (x3), Kuwaiti Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Kuwaiti Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M device, Marine Corps Reserve Medal, Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, and expert Rifle and Pistol badges. While his military service kept him occupied throughout the 1980s and 1990s, James Michael Deitch's passion for learning was unwavering. In the early 2000s, he embarked on a new educational journey, earning a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration while working in his new home-building and land development career. But his thirst for knowledge was not quenched. In 2017, he decided to add something new to his education, pursuing a master's degree in military history from the oldest private military college in the United States, Norwich University. His father's influence, as a graduate of Pennsylvania Military College (now Widener University), played a role in this decision. He earned his master’s in military history in 2018. In 2022 he earned his professional certificate in early American history from Liberty University and is currently a doctoral candidate at Liberty with a specialty in Intellectual History, a testament to his intellectual curiosity and dedication to learning. He anticipates defending his dissertation in April of 2025. His research has focused on the role of ethnic Germans in the American Revolution and their role in shaping the nation. He has been published in the Journal of the American Revolution, Total War Magazine, and the USNI Proceedings. Education: Central Bucks High School East, Holicong, Pennsylvania 1981-1983* (American Diploma), Heinaveden Lukio, Heinävesi, Finland 1982-1983 (Finnish Diploma), Varkauden Yliopisto: Varkaus, Finland, Northern European Languages & History 1983, Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture, Doylestown, Pa. 1985-1986, United States Marine Corps, Cold Weather Combat School, Camp Ripley, MN. 1986, United States Marine Corps NCO Academy, Camp Lejeune, N.C. 1987, United States Marine Corps SNCO Academy, MCB Quantico, Va. 1988, United States Marine Corps, Warrior Training, MCB Quantico, Va. 1989, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ. BSBA 2008, Norwich University, Northfield, Vt. MAMH 2018, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. Ph.D. candidate, 2022 – expected completion 2025. Published Works: “Deploy MPF as Part of Disaster Relief. The United States Naval Institute.” - Proceedings · Nov 16, 2017

“One of the Powers for Good in the World: Mercy Otis Warren.” Journal of the American Revolution · Aug 30, 2022

Review of “Gordon L. Rottman’s Grunt Slang In Vietnam.” Society of Military History, March 8, 2022

Review of Friederike Baer: Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. Liberty University, September 2022. Söldner oder Hilfstruppen: Die Rolle von Volksdeutschen in der amerikanischen Revolution. Capstone Paper, MAMH 2018, Norwich University · Aug 1, 2018

The 2 nd Amendment, the Rights of Man, and Na The 2 nd Amendment, the Rights of Man, and Na “The 2nd Amendment, the Rights of Man, and Natural Law.” Delta Arms. Concealed Carry Magazine. Contract to publish May 2023.

“The 25th Grievance of the Declaration of Independence.” Journal of the American Revolution · Apr 25, 2022

“The 27th Grievance of the Declaration of Independence.” Journal of the American Revolution· Apr 26, 2022

“The American Ways of War: Is the Concept of Total War Dead?” Modern War: Military History in the Making · Apr 13, 2021

Podcast Interview by Brady Crytzer. E164: James M. Deitch: The 23rd, 25th, and 27th Grievances-D (amazon.com) Dispatches, Podcast of Journal of the American Revolution. May 7, 2022

Masters Capstone "Mercenaries or Auxiliaries: An Analysis of the Role of Ethnic Germans in the American Revolutionary War. Söldner oder Hilfstruppen: Die Rolle von Volksdeutschen in der amerikanischen Revolution."