Philip Shackelford

Philip Shackelford is a military historian and the author of Rise of the Mavericks: The U.S. Air Force Security Service and the Cold War (Naval Institute, 2023). He is also the creator and host of The Modern Scholar Podcast, and is currently serving as Executive Director of the Lee-Itawamba Library System, following roles as library director at South Arkansas College and as president of the Arkansas Library Association.