Military History Inside Out
- Autor: Vários
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Sinopsis
Serious history for the critial thinker. I interview military historians about their work.
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Phillip Meilinger interview – Military history and lessons book – “Thoughts on War” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020)
07/09/2020 Duración: 01h11minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2R2Bu24 Phillip Meilinger has spent decades both in the military as an Air Force officer and teaching military history and issues in staff and war colleges. He’s written numerous essays on military history and he’s collected a number of his essays and reexamined them for this book. We spoke about…
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WWI and 1920s military history book – “Paramilitarism in the Balkans” (Oxford University Press, 2020) – Dmitar Tasic interview
28/08/2020 Duración: 01h06minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/3jlpFQP Dmitar Tasic studies and teaches Balkan history. He’s recently published a book on his studies of the paramilitary groups that existed in Yugoslavia and surrounding regions during WWI and into the 1920s. We spoke about the subject and the book. (THE AUDIO PLAYER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE…
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15th to 19th centuries military history book – “Atlantic Wars” (Oxford University Press, 2020) – Geoffrey Plank interview
21/08/2020 Duración: 59minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/3j22eMb Geoffrey Plank has been a historian for many years focusing on Newfoundland, Quakers, and now military history. He’s written an expansive review of warfare across the Atlantic from the 15th to 19th centuries. We talked about this period, the book, and the immense impact the slave trade had on…
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Vietnam War television show – Tour of Duty – Producer/writer Brian Herskowitz interview
15/08/2020 Duración: 01h16minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2PUQNJG Check out the show here https://amzn.to/3aD11YZ Brian Herskowitz has been a screenwriter for years and has taught the subject too. When he first started in Hollywood, one of his first assignments was working on the popular Vietnam War show “Tour of Duty” which ran from 1987-1990. He became a…
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WWII military history book – “Night of the Assassins” (Harper, 2020) – Howard Blum interview
05/08/2020 Duración: 52minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/3k8zaE6 Howard Blum has been a successful reporter for many years and has written numerous books on war subjects. He recently [published] released a book about a German attempt to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin during WWII. We spoke about the subject and writing the book. (THE AUDIO PLAYER IS…
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Napoleonic military history book – “The Napoleonic Wars” (Oxford University Press, 2020) – Alex Mikaberidze interview
30/07/2020 Duración: 01h17minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/308FVxH Alex Mikaberidze has been studying and writing on the Napoleonic Wars and Middle Eastern history for many years. He recently completed a ten year project writing on the global impact of the Napoleonic wars. We spoke about the Napoleonic wars, Napoleon, the War of 1812, and the process of…
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WWII military history book – “Poland 1939” (Basic Books, 2020) – Roger Moorhouse interview
25/07/2020 Duración: 01h03sCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/3eXW7Gp Roger Moorhouse has been a historian for the Third Reich, Poland, and WWII for many years and has written many books on the subject. He recently published a book on the German and Soviet invasions of Poland in 1939 and we spoke about the book and this military event.…
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Vietnam War and Indochina War military history book – “Saigon Sisters” (Cornell University Press, 2020) – Patricia Norland interview
17/07/2020 Duración: 01h10minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/392NdWN Patricia worked for many years in the US Foreign Service. Before this time, she was with a non-profit organization and met nine women who fought against the French and the Americans in the Vietnam War. Patricia kept in touch with these women and after retiring from the foreign service…
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First Gulf War military history book – “Desert Redleg” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020) – L. Scott Lingamfelter interview
06/07/2020 Duración: 01h15minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/3e5qbza L. Scott Lingamfelter was a senior Artillery Officer and Middle East expert when he participated in the First Gulf War as XO of 1st ARTY. He wrote a book detailing his time in that war, including tactical and operational issues, and his thoughts about the geopolitical and strategic aspects…
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20th century military history book – “Saving Israel” (Stackpole Books, 2020) – Boaz Dvir interview
01/07/2020 Duración: 01h28minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2ZnM73r Boaz Dvir is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He spent ten years researching the creation of the Israeli Air Force in 1948. He produced a documentary on the subject titled “A Wing and a Prayer” which was shown on PBS. He then wrote a book on the subject. We…
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WWII military history book – “Parleying with the Devil” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020) – Gaj Trifkovic interview
25/06/2020 Duración: 01h07minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2A73z3E Gaj Trifkovic has had a lifelong interest in WWII especially as it relates to Yugoslavia. He earned his history degree in the subject and wrote his first book – a history of prisoner exchange in Yugoslavia during WWII. We spoke about the war in Yugoslavia, the book, and the…
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Vietnam War home front military history book – “Medal Winners” (University of Texas Health Press, 2020) – Raymond Greenberg interview
19/06/2020 Duración: 59minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/3hMKfcL Raymond Greenberg has spent decades in the field of medicine. He recently wrote a book on Nobel prize winners who worked at the National Institutes of Health during the Vietnam War. We spoke about the book, military medicine, WWII, the Vietnam War, and the process of getting the book…
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Maritime and naval history – “Whaling Captains of Color” (Naval Institute Press, 2020) – Skip Finley interview
15/06/2020 Duración: 01h03minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2zxBjGZ Skip Finley spent many years in the radio broadcasting business. He developed a passion for the study of whaling captains and wrote a book on whaling captains of color. This is his first non-fiction book and we spoke about the book and the writing process. 1:06 – Skip talks…
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Ancient Warfare – “Ancient Rome: Facts and Fictions” (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Monica Bontty interview
10/06/2020 Duración: 01h01minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2B0MNTC Dr. Monica Bontty is a professor of archaeological studies and ancient history. She teaches at the University of Louisiana-Monroe and she wrote a book on misconceptions about Ancient Rome. We spoke about the ancient Roman military from the Republic to the Empire and the research she did for the…
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21st Century conflict – “Myths and Realities of Cyber Warfare” (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Nicholas Michael Sambaluk interview
03/06/2020 Duración: 58minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2A2aOJU Nicholas Michael Sambaluk is an assistant professor of military science and technology. He has a degree in history and has recently published his fourth book which focuses on cyber warfare. We discussed the history of cyber warfare and current issues. 0:57 – Nick talks about why he wrote a…
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20th Century conflict – “The Oil Wars Myth (Cornell University Press, 2020) – Emily Meierding interview
27/05/2020 Duración: 51minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/3elj3PK Emily Meierding has studied history and political science. She wrote her first book thinking she would prove that a number of wars have been started over oil and found the opposite. We spoke about the book and the research she did for it. (The audio player is at the…
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WWII Royal Navy military history graphic novel – “The Stringbags” – (Dead Reckoning, 2020) – Garth Ennis interview
19/05/2020 Duración: 01h07minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2XdDsj2 Garth Ennis is a successful and prolific writer whose best known works are with such comic books as the Preacher and The Boys. However he’s also written many war comics. His latest work is The Stringbags which focuses on a WWII aviation arm of the British Royal Navy. The…
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War of 1812 military history book – “The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 7” – (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Dan Preston interview
14/05/2020 Duración: 01h24minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/3dIM4ok Dr. Daniel Preston has spent much of his career compiling and editing the papers of early American Revolution hero and then President James Monroe. We spoke about the latest completed volume of his papers, volume 7, which covers the middle and end of the War of 1812 and then…
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Viking culture and warfare history book – “Valkyrie” – (Bloomsbury, 2020) – Johanna Fridricksdottir interview
07/05/2020 Duración: 01h17minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2YL6JUu Johanna Katrin Fridricksdottir studies and teaches Viking era poetry and literature. She recently wrote a book on the idea of the Valkyrie in Viking culture. We spoke about this subject, Viking warfare, Viking sagas and the process of writing the book itself. (Audio player at the end of the…
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World War I military history book – “Turning Points” – (Praeger/ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Richard DiNardo interview
30/04/2020 Duración: 01h03minCheck out this book here https://amzn.to/2SnEpUe Richard DiNardo has written extensively on the German military in WWI. He recently released a book about the eastern Front in 1915. We spoke about the book, the events of the Eastern Front, the research involved and more. 0:36 – Richard talks about how he got into researching WWI.…