Rod Andrew Jr.

Professor; Alumni Master Teacher

Contact
Department of History
Office: 12 Hardin Hall
Phone: 12 Hardin Hall
Email: jrandre@clemson.edu

Education
Ph.D., University of Georgia (1997); M.A., Clemson University (1993); B.A., University of North Carolina (1987)

Courses
History of the American South, 1865-Present; Major Problems in Southern History (graduate seminar); U.S. Military History; History of World War II; U.S. History, 1865-Present

Research Interests
U.S. History; U.S. South; Military; Cultural

Professor Andrew specializes in the History of the American South and U.S. Military History. His most recent book, The Marines’ Fight for Survival: War, Politics, and Institutional Crisis, 1945-1952, was published in October 2025 by the University Press of Kansas. His biography of Wade Hampton won the Mary Lawton Hodges Prize in Southern Studies in 2009, and his biography of Andrew Pickens won the Harry M. Ward Book Award. He is a retired Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and recently served as Officer-in-Charge, Field History Branch, U.S. Marine Corps History Division.

Professional/Research Links
https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640485/

Awards
Mary Lawton Hodges Prize in Southern Studies; Harry M. Ward Book Award, American Revolution Roundtable of Richmond

Selected Professional Works

Books (Published)

The Marines' Fight for Survival: War, Politics, and Institutional Crisis, 1945-1952. University Press of Kansas, 2025.

The Life and Times of General Andrew Pickens: Revolutionary War Hero, American Founder. University of North Carolina Press, 2017.

Hill Fights: The First Battle of Khe Sanh, 1967. U.S. Marine Corps History Division, 2017.