Military History Inside Out

Check out this book here   https://amzn.to/2RPMPDo David Blome became interested in Ancient Greek warfare while in the Marine Corps. He later earned his doctorate degree while also doing archaeological research in Greece. His first book is on Ancient Greek warfare and we discussed his work. 1:01 – David talks about how his interest in Ancient…

Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2y56tEs Dr. Constantinos Lagos is a Greek historian who teaches at the Hellenic Air Force Academy in Greece. He’s written two books on Greece in World War II but he has also recently co-authored a book on the very famous ancient Greek battle of Marathon. The book offers a reappraisal…

Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3dHHiZ6 Dr. Amy Rutenberg studies gender history. Her first book is about the US draft during the Cold War, especially during the Vietnam War. We discussed the book. 0:56 – Amy talks about how she got into writing on the US draft of the early 20th century. 2:08 – Amy…

Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2vhwBLu Chris Mackowski is an academic deeply engaged in the study of the US Civil War and how it impacts the country today. We spoke about his latest edited collection of essays on how the US Civil War has been presented in various media. 1:06 – Chris talks about how…

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WWII musical Bandstand ticket giveaway opportunity! Click the link below for details, deadline, and entry form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkFoGT44xg9UHAcutNRi9tdg0tu3DS-CU4qwZXPUvx9_69pg/viewform Alexander Clifford is a history teacher and has a passion for study of the world wars. He delved into the Spanish Civil War and wrote a book about the Republican Army. We spoke about his new book. Check…

Sir Max Hastings has written extensively on military history, especially on World War II. He has a storied career as a newspaper writer and editor and now applies his skills to the writing of history. We poke about his latest book, Operation Chastise. Check the book out here: https://amzn.to/3aQGcbV 1:08 – Sir Max talks about…

John Bruning is a historian with a passion for WWII aviation. He’s written books on the subject and we spoke about his most recent book about the WWII race to be America’s top aviation ace Race of Aces. Check the book out here: https://amzn.to/2Rdem20 0:42 – John talks about how he got into writing on…

Dr. Constantine Vaporis teaches and writes on Japanese history, especially that of the samurai. We recently discussed his latest book on the samurai of the Tokugawa period. Check out the book here 0:38 – Constantine talks about how he got into writing on Japan and samurai. 3:22 – Constantine talks about how he determined what…

Ed Darack is a prolific writer who wrote a book about his experiences embedded with a Marine unit in Iraq. We spoke about his experiences there and the Marines he wrote about. Check out the book here. 1:02 – Ed talks about how he got into writing this book. 5:52 – Ed talks about how…

Dr. Thomas Robb is a historian who studies and teaches British and US military history. We spoke about his latest co-authored book on how the ANZUS and SEATO treaties were developed. 0:44 – Thomas Robb talks about how he got into writing on Cold War Asia-Pacific military relations. 4:03 – Thomas talks about how he…

Dr. Vladimir Solonari is a history professor at the University of Central Florida. He has written extensively on ethnic cleansing in Romania during WWII and we discussed his latest book on Romanian occupation of Transnistria in Ukraine during WWII. 0:45 – Vladimir talks about why he is writing about Romanian occupation of Ukraine during WWII.…

Jon Mikolashek is a military historian who has written extensively on US military history. We discuss his latest book about George Patton’s life during WWI. 0:51 – Jon talks about how he became interested in writing on Patton 2:50 – Jon talks about his book is different from other Patton books. 5:27 – Jon talks…

Paul Poast is a professor and writer in the field of International Relations. We spoke about his latest book on how military pacts are negotiated. 1:00 – Paul talks about his research on military pacts. 3:53 – Paul talks about the 1939 negotiations between the French, British and Soviet Union. 7:13 – The book covers…

Stephen Harding is currently editor of Military History Magazine. He’s been an Army staff historian, a magazine writer and editor and he’s written numerous popular books on World War II. We talk about his latest book “Escape from Paris” which focuses on three B-17 gunners shot down over France and the young French woman and…