Ancient Roman Battle is Subject of Feb. 8 Military History Series

Montgomery County, TX -- Lone Star College-Montgomery will host a lecture on military history, with a presentation on the “Battle of the Teutoberg Forest: Rome’s Greatest Defeat, 9 A.D.," set for Friday, February 8, at 3 p.m. Dr. Charles Pehl, director of compliance with K-3 Resources, will make the presentation.

The lecture is part of a monthly series put together by Lone Star College-Montgomery history professor, Craig Livingston, Ph.D., and is held at 3 p.m. on the second Friday of each month. Sessions take place on the second floor Commons area in Building A.

Dr. Pehl, a retired U.S. Navy Reserve Captain, graduated from the Naval War College with distinction in 1989. He was born in Rodeo, CA, but hails from Texas.

The series follows with a presentation on March 7 on “Doughboys with a WMD: World War I and Pandemic Flu, 1918,” presented by Jeffrey Womack, and April 11 on “Counterinsurgency: South Carolina in the American Revolution, 1779-1781,” presented by Mike Guardia.

"This series encompasses all time periods, topics and nationalities," said Dr. Livingston. "Whether your interests are 19th century field music or World War II strategy, the lecture series promises to invigorate the mind and inspire the soul."

For more information about the series, contact Dr. Livingston at (936) 273-7329.

Lone Star College-Montgomery is located at 3200 College Park Drive, one-half mile west of Interstate 45, between Conroe and The Woodlands. For more information about the college, call (936) 273-7000, or visit the College's Web site.

Lone Star College System consists of five colleges, including Cy-Fair, Kingwood, Montgomery , North Harris, and Tomball, six centers and Lone Star College-University Center. With 49,250 students, it is the largest college system in the Houston area, and third largest community college district in Texas. To learn more, visit the District's Web site.