The Georgia Southern University College of Arts and Humanities will host the next installment of the Moveable Feast Lecture Series with an in-depth discussion of the evolution of combat training from the tumultuous Middle Ages to the modern-day military.
Professor of Spanish Grant Gearhart, Ph.D., will present “Steel and Sweat: Knights, Soldiers and the Making of the Tactical Athlete” on Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. at Service Brewing in Savannah.
Gearhart, who is also the coordinator of experiential learning for the Department of World Languages and Cultures, says the presentation is all about connecting modern military training with the physical contests of centuries past…