The Susquehannock Wars and Bacon’s Rebellion with Matthew Kruer
Release Date: 06/19/2022
Edward Mead Earle and “Makers of Modern Strategy” with Michael Finch
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In 1943, the book “Makers of Modern Strategy” was released and was an immediate success. The editor, Edward Mead Earle, had hoped to offer the public a historical lens through which to understand a world in the midst of a global war. Joining us to talk about the book, its intellectual history, and legacy is Michael Finch. Finch is the author of “Making Makers: The Past, The Present, and the Study of War.”
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From the Rappahannock to Gettysburg with Scott Mingus and Eric Wittenberg
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From June 3-30, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac moved from their positions along the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, VA north to Pennsylvania where they met in battle at Gettysburg. In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Scott Mingus and Eric Wittenberg about some of the key events of this movement. They are the authors of the two-volume series: “If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania”: The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg - Volume 1: June 3–21, 1863 & Volume 2: June 22 - June 30, 1863....
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The Delaware River Campaign of 1777 with James McIntyre
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Between September and November of 1777, the Continental Army and Pennsylvania State Navy fought to deny the British access to the Delaware River to prevent the Royal Navy from supplying British troops in Philadelphia. In this episode, James McIntyre joins the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about the Delaware River Campaign and his book “A Most Gallant Resistance.” McIntyre is an associate professor of history at Moraine Valley Community College.
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The Geographies of War with Jeremy Black
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Jeremy Black returns to the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about geographical concepts, mapmaking, strategy, geopolitics and his book “The Geographies of War.” Black is Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University.
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Indigenous Warfare in Eastern North America with Wayne Lee
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In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Wayne Lee about his book “The Cutting-Off Way: Indigenous Warfare in Eastern North America, 1500-1800.” Lee is Bruce W. Carney Professor of History and the University of North Carolina.
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The Fight for Women to Fly in Combat with Eileen Bjorkman
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Eileen Bjorkman joins the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about her book “Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat.” The book tells the story of how women fought for equality in the armed services and for the right to serve on flight crews in combat. Bjorkman is a retired Air Force colonel and flight test engineer.
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Martial Aesthetics with Anders Engberg-Pedersen
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In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we are joined by Anders Engberg-Pedersen to talk about his book “Martial Aesthetics: How War Became an Art Form.” He is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Copenhagen.
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The U.S. Army in the Pacific War, 1945 with John McManus
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Dr. John McManus returns to the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about the final book in his trilogy on the U.S. Army in the Pacific War, “To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945.” McManus is the Curator's Distinguished Professor of US military history at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
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Wargaming Education and Design with Sebastian Bae
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Sebastian Bae joins the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about wargaming education and design and his new game “Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific.” Bae is the editor of the book “Forging Wargamers: A Framework for Professional Military Education.” He works as a research analyst and game designer in the defense industry and serves as an adjunct assistant professor at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University, where he teaches a graduate course on designing educational wargames.
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The Mobile Riverine Force in the Vietnam War with Erik Villard
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During the Vietnam War, a joint Army and Navy unit known as the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) was established to operate in the maritime environment of the Mekong Delta. In the episode we talk about the Mobile Riverine Force with Erik Villard, the digital military historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History and a historian of the Vietnam War. Villard is the author of
info_outlineIn this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Matthew Kruer about the Susquehannock wars of the 1670s and 1680s in the mid-Atlantic and Bacon’s Rebellion in colonial Virginia. Kruer is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Chicago and author of “Time of Anarchy: Indigenous Power and the Crisis of Colonialism in Early America.”