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Codebreaking at Bletchley Park – Book tour interview with Jan Slimming Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3yrIEkM Interview Timeline Jan Slimming is a publishing professional who was six when she first heard of Bletchley Park, but it was decades later that she was compelled to research and write about this little-known part of her mother’s…
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The history of John Browning and his guns with Nathan Gorenstein Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2UUJ2Jy Interview Timeline Nathan Gorenstein is a former reporter and editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he covered city and state politics. He is also the author of Tommy Gun Winter, the story of a Boston gang from the…
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The fall of the Western Roman Empire and why the Roman military failed – Interview with Michael Kulikowski Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2Uh27Fu Interview Timeline Michael Kulikowski is the author of Rome’s Gothic Wars, Late Roman Spain and Its Cities, and The Triumph of Empire. Michael has appeared on a number of shows and…
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Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs discusses the Vietnam War and his US Army career Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3d8G4Y1 Interview Timeline Colonel Jack Jacobs (US Army, Retired) retired from the Army as a full Colonel in 1987. He is a widely regarded military analyst and serves on a number of charitable boards of…
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An overview of Napoleonic era artillery – Interview with Kevin Kiley Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3gIAEnM Interview Timeline Kevin F. Kiley is a retired US Marine Corps artillery officer and a graduate of West Point. He has a master’s degree in Military History from and has written extensively on historic artillery and other topics.…
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What motivated the Medieval Crusader Bohemond to conquer – Interview with Georgios Theotokis Check out this book here https://amzn.to/34YYkyF Interview Timeline Georgios Theotokis studies and teaches medieval history. He has writtene xtensively on the subject and he’s recently published a book studying the strategy and tactits of the medieval crusader Bohemond. We spoke about the…
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How WWII hung in the balance in the Mediterranean Sea – Interview with Sir Max Hastings Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3p5MJHk Interview Timeline Sir Max Hastings is the author of twenty-six books, most about conflict, and between 1986 and 2002 served as editor-in-chief of the Daily Telegraph, then editor of the Evening Standard. He…
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How was a successful Marine Corps strategy in Vietnam implemented and then shot down – Interview with Ted Easterling Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3fh5Las Interview Timeline Ted Easterling served as a U.S. Marine combat engineer in the Vietnam War. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Akron, where he taught history.…
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Why the US Army charged into Mexico and found itself in trouble in 1916 – Interview with Jeff Guinn Check out this book here https://amzn.to/33PemdW Interview Timeline Jeff Guinn has written numerous best-selling history books and he is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame. He recetly wrote a book on the US…
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How Francis Drake and Elizabeth I crafted a new English naval empire – Interview with Laurence Bergreen Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3vXr720 Interview Timeline Laurence Bergreen is a bestselling author and has written numerous books about past and present day exploration. He recently released a book on Francis Drake, Elizabeth I and English maritime…
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How murder and violence permeated Ancient Roman society, politics, and military affairs – Interview with Emma Southon Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2Skr7KZ Interview Timeline Dr. Emma Southon holds a doctorate in ancient history and is the author of Marriage, Sex and Death: the Family and the Fall of Rome and Agrippina. She recently released…
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How a major Vietnam battle was hidden from the public for decades with Ed Sherwood Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2QCLd2x Interview Timeline Ed Sherwood led an infantry platoon at Tam Ky in Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, fighting with the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and was wounded in action on June 2,…
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How the French Royal Navy used privateers to augment their naval operations with Henning Hillmann Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3efdp3n Interview Timeline Henning Hillmann is professor of economic and organizational sociology at the University of Mannheim. He wrote a book on the privateers of France in the long 18th century in order to understand…
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Why the battlefields of ISIS were so horrible with Hollie McKay Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2OJH1NJ Interview Timeline Hollie McKay is a foreign policy expert and war crimes investigator. She has worked in many areas hit by political, humanitarian, and conflict crisis and has written numerous articles on these events. She recently published a…
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How pagan medieval kingdoms were conquered and became Christian with Carsten Selch Jensen and Stephen Bennett Check out this book here https://amzn.to/31RZnit Interview Timeline Carsten Selch Jensen has published many works on the process of Christianization, warfare, and crusading, especially in the Baltic. Stephen Bennett is a historian specializing in medieval warfare. I spoke to…
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The messy US invasion of France in WWII with Robert Fuller Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3cA1DB3 Interview Timeline Robert Fuller is a professor and historian who took on the task of understanding the true nature of the US presence of France in WWII. We spoke about the war and the many ways in which…
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Why did three Dutch girls decide to became deadly spies against the Nazis with Tim Brady Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2NHXj9j Interview Timeline Tim Brady has written on history extensively including three previous books on WWII. We spoke about what prompted him to write this book about young Dutch spies . Three Ordinary Girls:…
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How a platoon of Marines wreaked havoc on the Japanese in WWII Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2PXfOHp Interview Timeline Joseph Tachovsky is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the son of Frank Tachovsky who was commanding officer of the 40 Thieves on Saipan. We spoke about the book and the platoon that…
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How the ancient Persians managed to create and hold a vast empire with Sean Manning Check out this book here https://amzn.to/38lJvZb Interview Timeline Dr. Sean Manning has studied the ancient Persians and their way of war for years and wrote his PhD thesis on the subject. He released a book on the subject and we…
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How did the British lose the Saratoga Campaign and the American Revolution with Kevin Weddle Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2PrwGpB Interview Timeline Kevin J. Weddle is Professor of Military Theory and Strategy at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from West Point and served in the US Army for 28…
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