America at War Podcast
1) 173: The Spanish-American War: It's War!
After discussing the origins of the Spanish-American War in our last episode, we bring the story forward to the declaration of war and the plans of the United States and Spain. Spain was unable to pou...Show More
2) 172: The Spanish-American War: Origins
We have done it! We have reached the end of the nineteenth century with the beginning of the Spanish-American War. In the first of a string of episodes, we will be exploring the country's first overse...Show More
3) 171: Reform and Revitalization: The Rise of the Modern Navy, Part II
The second and final episode of this arc take the story of the new steel navy to the beginning of the Spanish-American War. From the mid-1880s to the 1890s, the necessary infrastructure was put in pla...Show More
4) 170: Reform and Revitalization: The Rise of the Modern Navy, Pt. I
Perhaps one of the most prominent aspects of this period is the rise of the steel navy. After several decades of decline, the navy made a bold move and built a small fleet of steel warships. There was...Show More
5) 169 Reform and Revitalization: The Endicott and Taft Eras of Harbor Defense
In this episode we take a look at Harbor Defense in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. One of the most consistent missions of the US Army since the founding of the republic was defendi...Show More
6) 168 Reform and Revitalization: Emory Upton Part II
In this episode we will continue and conclude our discussion of Emory Upton. We left off with the beginning of Upton's around the world journey. Upton traveled overseas on a mission to observe the arm...Show More
7) 167 Reform and Revitalization: Emory Upton Part I
We are continuing our exploration of professionalization and what kind of Army would emerge through a long period of introspection. In this episode we are going to explore these issues through the eye...Show More
8) 166: Reform and Revitalization: Professionalization
We are continuing our exploration of reform and revitalization of the US Army in the decades after the end of the Civil War. This is a critical topic that deserves some coverage if you want to underst...Show More
9) 165 Reform and Revitalization: The Military and Civil Disorder II
In this episode, we will continue our story on the military's response to civil unrest. As we spoke of in the previous episode, we concentrated on how and why the National Guard and the US Army respon...Show More
10) 164 Reform and Revitalization: The Military and Civil Disorder, Part I
We are back! Our series on the reform and revitalization of the American military continues with a focus on how the military responded to civil disorder. The rise of the factory system and the industr...Show More