Abbreviation | NYMAS |
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Formation | 1970s |
Type | Non-profit organization |
Purpose | NYMAS is devoted to increasing public knowledge, awareness, and understanding of the interrelationship of war, society, and culture through the presentation and dissemination of diverse scholarly viewpoints. |
Location | |
Region served | New York City |
Membership | 120 |
Official language | English |
President: | Prof. David Gordon |
Affiliations | Society for Military History |
Staff | 8 Officers and 8 members of Board of Directors |
Volunteers | All officers are voluntary staff |
Website | www |
The New York Military Affairs Symposium (NYMAS), is an independent, not for profit educational body dedicated to the preservation and furthering of military history in New York City. The membership includes scholars, active and retired military personnel, and concerned civilians. NYMAS is devoted to increasing public knowledge, awareness and understanding of military history, arms control, international relations, defense policy, disarmament, civil-military relations, international security, Veterans Affairs and the interrelationship of war, society, and culture through the presentation and dissemination of diverse scholarly viewpoints - with particular reference to the history of warfare involving the United States and of Americans at war.[1]