Military History Inside Out
By Cris Alvarez
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Serious history for the critial thinker. I interview military historians about their work.
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Codebreaking at Bletchley Park – Book tour interview with Jan Slimming
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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The history of John Browning and his guns with Nathan Gorenstein
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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The fall of the Western Roman Empire and why the Roman military failed – Interview with Michael Kulikowski
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs discusses the Vietnam War and his US Army career
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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An overview of Napoleonic era artillery – Interview with Kevin Kiley
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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What motivated the Medieval Crusader Bohemond to conquer – Interview with Georgios Theotokis
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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How WWII hung in the balance in the Mediterranean Sea – Interview with Sir Max Hastings
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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How was a successful Marine Corps strategy in Vietnam implemented and then shot down – Interview with Ted Easterling
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May 25, 2021 |
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Why the US Army charged into Mexico and found itself in trouble in 1916 – Interview with Jeff Guinn
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May 18, 2021 |
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How Francis Drake and Elizabeth I crafted a new English naval empire – Interview with Laurence Bergreen
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May 11, 2021 |
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How murder and violence permeated Ancient Roman society, politics, and and military affairs – Interview with Emma Southon
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May 04, 2021 |
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How a major Vietnam battle was hidden from the public for decades with Ed Sherwood
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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How the French Royal Navy used privateers to augment their naval operations with Henning Hillmann
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Why the battlefields of ISIS were so horrible with Hollie McKay
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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How pagan medieval kingdoms were conquered and became Christian with Carsten Selch Jensen and Stephen Bennett
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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The messy US invasion of France in WWII with Robert Fuller
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Why did three Dutch girls decide to became deadly spies against the Nazis with Tim Brady
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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How a platoon of Marines wreaked havoc on the Japanese in WWII with Joseph Tachovsky
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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How the ancient Persians managed to create and hold a vast empire with Sean Manning
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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How did the British lose the Saratoga Campaign and the American Revolution with Kevin Weddle
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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How the OSS supported Yugoslavia independence movements in WWII – Interview with Blaz Torkar
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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How Ancient Rome and its enemies financed their armies with Michael Taylor
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Bryan Gibby discusses his Korean War military history book “Korean Showdown” (University of Alabama Press, 2021)
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Georgianne Burlage discusses her WWII history book about her father’s captivity in “Living in the Shadow of a Hell Ship” (University of North Texas Press, 2020)
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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What ever happened to Wyatt and the Earp brothers with David de Haas
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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What was life like with the US cavalry and the Buffalo soldiers with John Langellier
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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How swords lost their shine in the 1600s and more sword history with Kristen Neuschel
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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How badly did the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943 go with James Holland
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Peter Kuznick talks about the Cold War from 1942-1960 from the US and Soviet perspectives
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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How did a top United Nations official end up dying in the forests of Africa with Ravi Somaiya
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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The Vietnam War from the North Vietnamese perspective – Pierre Asselin
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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David Nasca discusses his book on US amphibious warfare “The Emergence of American Amphibious Warfare 1898-1945” (Naval Institute Press, 2020)
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Frank “Gus” Biggio interview about his Afghanistan War military history book “The Wolves of Helmand” (Forefront Books, 2020)
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Lesley M.M. Blume interview about her WWII history book about John Hersey’s 1946 reporting on the effects of the Hiroshima bombing (Simon & Schuster, 2020)
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Frank Sisson and Robert Wise talk about their WWII military history book “I Marched With Patton” (William Morrow, 2020)
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Paul Dickson discusses the US Army in WWII in his military history book The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941 (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020)
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Ugur Ungor discusses paramilitaries in his military history book Paramilitarism (Oxford University Press, 2020)
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Steven Woodworth discusses his US Civil War military history book “Vicksburg Beseiged” (Southern Illinois University Press, 2020)
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Rob Havers and Todd DePastino interview – WWII history book – “Drawing Fire” (Pritzker Military Museum & Library, 2020)
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Thomas Penn interview about his Medieval warfare history book “The Brothers York” (Simon & Schuster, 2020)
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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Phillip Meilinger interview about his military history and lessons book “Thoughts on War” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020)
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Dmitar Tasic interview about his WWI and 1920s military history book “Paramilitarism in the Balkans” (Oxford University Press, 2020)
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Geoffrey Plank interview about his 15th to 19th centuries military history book “Atlantic Wars” (Oxford University Press, 2020)
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Brian Herskowitz talks about making the Vietnam War television show Tour of Duty
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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WWII military history book – “Night of the Assassins” (Harper, 2020) – Howard Blum interview
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Alexander Mikaberidze interview about Napoleonic military history book “The Napoleonic Wars” (Oxford University Press, 2020)
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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How Poland was torn in half in 1939 – Interview with military history author Roger Moorhouse
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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Patricia Norland interview – Vietnam War and Indochina War military history book – “Saigon Sisters” (Cornell University Press, 2020)
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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How US artillery dominated the Iraq military in the First Gulf War – Interview with L. Scott Lingamfelter
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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20th century military history book – “Saving Israel” (Stackpole Books, 2020) – Boaz Dvir interview
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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WWII military history book – “Parleying with the Devil” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020) – Gaj Trifkovic interview
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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How the NIH developed US scientists like Anthony Fauci and Nobel Prize winners during the Vietnam War – Interview with Raymond Greenberg
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Maritime and naval history – “Whaling Captains of Color” (Naval Institute Press, 2020) – Skip Finley interview
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Ancient Warfare – “Ancient Rome: Facts and Fictions” (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Monica Bontty interview
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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21st Century conflict – “Myths and Realities of Cyber Warfare” (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Nicholas Michael Sambaluk interview
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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20th Century conflict – “The Oil Wars Myth (Cornell University Press, 2020) – Emily Meierding interview
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May 27, 2020 |
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WWII Royal Navy military history graphic novel – “The Stringbags” – (Dead Reckoning, 2020) – Garth Ennis interview
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May 19, 2020 |
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War of 1812 military history book – “The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 7” – (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Dan Preston interview
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May 14, 2020 |
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Viking culture and warfare history book – “Valkyrie” – (Bloomsbury, 2020) – Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir interview
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May 07, 2020 |
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World War I military history book – “Turning Points” – (Praeger/ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Richard DiNardo interview
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Ancient Greek warfare military history book – “Greek Warfare beyond the Polis” – (Cornell University Press, 2020) – David Blome interview
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Ancient Greek warfare military history book – “Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon?” – (Pen and Sword Books, 2020) – Constantinos Lagos interview
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Cold War military history book – “Rough Draft” (Cornell University Press, 2019) – Amy Rutenberg interview
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Civil War military history book – “Entertaining History” (Southern Illinois University Press, 2020) – Chris Mackowski interview
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Global military history book – “The 100 Worst Military Disasters in History” (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – John Kuehn interview
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Spanish Civil War military history book – “The People’s Army in the Spanish Civil War” (Pen & Sword Books, 2020) – Alex Clifford interview
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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How did the Dambuster’s Raid wreak unexpected havoc with Sir Max Hastings
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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WWII aviation military history book – “Race of Aces” (Hachette Books, 2019) – John R. Bruning interview
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Samurai military history book – “Samurai” (ABC-CLIO Press, 2019) – Constantine Vaporis interview
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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Iraq War military history book – “The Warriors of Anbar” (Da Capo Press, 2019) – Ed Darack interview
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Cold War military history book – “Divided Allies” (Cornell University Press, 2019) – Thomas Robb interview
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Nov 30, 2019 |
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WWII military history book – “A Satellite Empire” (Cornell University Press, 2019) – Vladimir Solonari interview
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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WWI military history book – “Blood, Guts, and Grease: George S. Patton in World War I” (University Press of Kentucky, 2019) – Jon B. Mikolashek interview
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Nov 09, 2019 |
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19th and 20th C military history book – “Arguing About Alliances” (Cornell University Press, 2019) – Paul Poast interview
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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WWII history book – “Escape from Paris” (Da Capo, 2019) – Stephen Harding interview
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Oct 17, 2019 |