Military History Inside Out
By Cris Alvarez
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Image by Cris Alvarez
Category: History
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 30
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 75
Description
Serious history for the critial thinker. I interview military historians about their work.
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
Invasion Scenario Series – Cuba Under Siege!
|
Mar 19, 2026 |
|
Invasion Scenario Series – Iran Under Siege!
|
Mar 01, 2026 |
|
The Folly of Generals – Book tour interview with David Colley (Casemate, Published: March 31, 2021)
|
Feb 22, 2026 |
|
The Free and the Dead – Book tour interview with Jamie Holmes (Atria/One Signal Publishers, Published: February 3, 2026)
|
Feb 11, 2026 |
|
Special Forces Operator – Book tour interview with Robert W. Brown (Pen and Sword Military, Published: March 23, 2021)
|
Feb 01, 2026 |
|
Greenland Under Siege! – Invasion Scenario Series
|
Jan 24, 2026 |
|
Battle of Isandlwana, January 22, 1879, Anglo-Zulu War – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Jan 22, 2026 |
|
Battle of Hayes Point, January 18, 1958, US Civil Rights Movements – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Jan 18, 2026 |
|
American Revolutionary War – Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Jan 17, 2026 |
|
American Revolutionary War – Battle of Trenton December 26, 1776 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Dec 21, 2025 |
|
WORLD WAR II – Battle of the Bulge December 16, 1944 – January 28, 1945 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Dec 16, 2025 |
|
American Revolutionary War – Battle of St. Lucia December 15, 1778 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Dec 15, 2025 |
|
WWII – Attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Dec 04, 2025 |
|
Invasion Scenario Series – Venezuela Under Siege!
|
Nov 30, 2025 |
|
Napoleonic Wars/Peninsular War – Battle of Somosierra November 30, 1808 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Nov 29, 2025 |
|
American Revolutionary War – Battle of Fort Cumberland November 10 – 29, 1776 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Nov 29, 2025 |
|
Mongol Invasions of Europe – Siege of Kyiv November 28 – December 6, 1240 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Nov 28, 2025 |
|
Indian Wars – Battle of the Washita River November 27, 1868 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Nov 27, 2025 |
|
Jin-Song Wars – Battle of Caishi November 26-27, 1161 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Nov 26, 2025 |
|
Crusades – Battle of Montgisard November 25, 1177 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Nov 25, 2025 |
|
US Civil War – Battle of Lookout Mountain November 24, 1863 – An introduction and timeline of major events
|
Nov 23, 2025 |
|
Codebreaking at Bletchley Park – Book tour interview with Jan Slimming
|
Aug 06, 2021 |
|
The history of John Browning and his guns with Nathan Gorenstein
|
Jul 20, 2021 |
|
The fall of the Western Roman Empire and why the Roman military failed – Interview with Michael Kulikowski
|
Jul 02, 2021 |
|
Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs discusses the Vietnam War and his US Army career
|
Jun 24, 2021 |
|
An overview of Napoleonic era artillery – Interview with Kevin Kiley
|
Jun 18, 2021 |
|
What motivated the Medieval Crusader Bohemond to conquer – Interview with Georgios Theotokis
|
Jun 08, 2021 |
|
How WWII hung in the balance in the Mediterranean Sea – Interview with Sir Max Hastings
|
Jun 01, 2021 |
|
How was a successful Marine Corps strategy in Vietnam implemented and then shot down – Interview with Ted Easterling
|
May 25, 2021 |
|
Why the US Army charged into Mexico and found itself in trouble in 1916 – Interview with Jeff Guinn
|
May 18, 2021 |
|
How Francis Drake and Elizabeth I crafted a new English naval empire – Interview with Laurence Bergreen
|
May 11, 2021 |
|
How murder and violence permeated Ancient Roman society, politics, and and military affairs – Interview with Emma Southon
|
May 04, 2021 |
|
How a major Vietnam battle was hidden from the public for decades with Ed Sherwood
|
Apr 27, 2021 |
|
How the French Royal Navy used privateers to augment their naval operations with Henning Hillmann
|
Apr 20, 2021 |
|
Why the battlefields of ISIS were so horrible with Hollie McKay
|
Apr 13, 2021 |
|
How pagan medieval kingdoms were conquered and became Christian with Carsten Selch Jensen and Stephen Bennett
|
Apr 06, 2021 |
|
The messy US invasion of France in WWII with Robert Fuller
|
Mar 30, 2021 |
|
Why did three Dutch girls decide to became deadly spies against the Nazis with Tim Brady
|
Mar 22, 2021 |
|
How a platoon of Marines wreaked havoc on the Japanese in WWII with Joseph Tachovsky
|
Mar 16, 2021 |
|
How the ancient Persians managed to create and hold a vast empire with Sean Manning
|
Mar 09, 2021 |
|
How did the British lose the Saratoga Campaign and the American Revolution with Kevin Weddle
|
Mar 02, 2021 |
|
How the OSS supported Yugoslavia independence movements in WWII – Interview with Blaz Torkar
|
Feb 23, 2021 |
|
How Ancient Rome and its enemies financed their armies with Michael Taylor
|
Feb 16, 2021 |
|
Bryan Gibby discusses his Korean War military history book “Korean Showdown” (University of Alabama Press, 2021)
|
Feb 09, 2021 |
|
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)
|
Feb 01, 2021 |
|
What ever happened to Wyatt and the Earp brothers with David de Haas
|
Jan 24, 2021 |
|
What was life like with the US cavalry and the Buffalo soldiers with John Langellier
|
Dec 18, 2020 |
|
How swords lost their shine in the 1600s and more sword history with Kristen Neuschel
|
Dec 09, 2020 |
|
How badly did the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943 go with James Holland
|
Nov 29, 2020 |
|
Peter Kuznick talks about the Cold War from 1942-1960 from the US and Soviet perspectives
|
Nov 19, 2020 |
|
How did a top United Nations official end up dying in the forests of Africa with Ravi Somaiya
|
Nov 15, 2020 |
|
The Vietnam War from the North Vietnamese perspective – Pierre Asselin
|
Nov 13, 2020 |
|
David Nasca discusses his book on US amphibious warfare “The Emergence of American Amphibious Warfare 1898-1945” (Naval Institute Press, 2020)
|
Nov 09, 2020 |
|
Frank “Gus” Biggio interview about his Afghanistan War military history book “The Wolves of Helmand” (Forefront Books, 2020)
|
Nov 01, 2020 |
|
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)
|
Oct 25, 2020 |
|
Frank Sisson and Robert Wise talk about their WWII military history book “I Marched With Patton” (William Morrow, 2020)
|
Oct 18, 2020 |
|
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)
|
Oct 12, 2020 |
|
Ugur Ungor discusses paramilitaries in his military history book Paramilitarism (Oxford University Press, 2020)
|
Oct 05, 2020 |
|
Steven Woodworth discusses his US Civil War military history book “Vicksburg Beseiged” (Southern Illinois University Press, 2020)
|
Sep 27, 2020 |
|
Rob Havers and Todd DePastino interview – WWII history book – “Drawing Fire” (Pritzker Military Museum & Library, 2020)
|
Sep 19, 2020 |
|
Thomas Penn interview about his Medieval warfare history book “The Brothers York” (Simon & Schuster, 2020)
|
Sep 12, 2020 |
|
Phillip Meilinger interview about his military history and lessons book “Thoughts on War” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020)
|
Sep 07, 2020 |
|
Dmitar Tasic interview about his WWI and 1920s military history book “Paramilitarism in the Balkans” (Oxford University Press, 2020)
|
Aug 28, 2020 |
|
Geoffrey Plank interview about his 15th to 19th centuries military history book “Atlantic Wars” (Oxford University Press, 2020)
|
Aug 21, 2020 |
|
Brian Herskowitz talks about making the Vietnam War television show Tour of Duty
|
Aug 15, 2020 |
|
WWII military history book – “Night of the Assassins” (Harper, 2020) – Howard Blum interview
|
Aug 05, 2020 |
|
Alexander Mikaberidze interview about Napoleonic military history book “The Napoleonic Wars” (Oxford University Press, 2020)
|
Jul 30, 2020 |
|
How Poland was torn in half in 1939 – Interview with military history author Roger Moorhouse
|
Jul 25, 2020 |
|
Patricia Norland interview – Vietnam War and Indochina War military history book – “Saigon Sisters” (Cornell University Press, 2020)
|
Jul 17, 2020 |
|
How US artillery dominated the Iraq military in the First Gulf War – Interview with L. Scott Lingamfelter
|
Jul 06, 2020 |
|
20th century military history book – “Saving Israel” (Stackpole Books, 2020) – Boaz Dvir interview
|
Jul 01, 2020 |
|
WWII military history book – “Parleying with the Devil” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020) – Gaj Trifkovic interview
|
Jun 25, 2020 |
|
How the NIH developed US scientists like Anthony Fauci and Nobel Prize winners during the Vietnam War – Interview with Raymond Greenberg
|
Jun 19, 2020 |
|
Maritime and naval history – “Whaling Captains of Color” (Naval Institute Press, 2020) – Skip Finley interview
|
Jun 15, 2020 |
|
Ancient Warfare – “Ancient Rome: Facts and Fictions” (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Monica Bontty interview
|
Jun 10, 2020 |