Daniel, J. Furman: - J. Furman Daniel III, associate professor of political science at Concordia University Chicago, is author of 21st Century Patton: Strategic Insights for the Modern Era and Patton: Battling with History as well as coauthor of The First Space War: How Patterns of History and Principles of STEM Will Shape Its Form. He has written on a wide range of subjects, including international relations theory, figures such as Edmund Burke and Carl von Clausewitz, fiction's role in shaping foreign policy, and homefield advantage in Major League Baseball.