Military History Podcast

12:57 | May 4th, 2009

US Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is divided up into the following. I will talk about each individual unit listed.Army: 75th Ranger Regiment, Special Forces (Green Berets), 160th SOAR (Night S...Show More

25:37 | Apr 24th, 2009

This episode answers four basic questions: Why were both North and South so unprepared for war?Which side had the initial advantage?Did the South have to secede?  Did the North have to respond with m...Show More

20:57 | Jan 29th, 2009

Vicksburg was a Confederate fortress guarding the Mississippi River during the American Civil War.  It was the only thing stopping the Union from taking control of the all-powerful Mississippi waterwa...Show More

14:11 | Nov 21st, 2008

Why has democracy failed in Iraq?  Here are some potential theories, with their originators in parentheses: Modernization (Rostow, Lipset): Iraq is not wealthy, urban, modern, or secular enough to s...Show More

14:19 | Oct 19th, 2008

This episode focuses on the decision-making strategies that President Bush used in December of 2006 before choosing to commit the troop surge.  Things discussed include: the release of the Iraq Stud...Show More

15:10 | May 24th, 2008

Whether they are seen as acts of God, or as simple climate-related occurrences, natural events have always had a sizeable impact on military operations. At the small end of the scale are the little...Show More

10:50 | May 3rd, 2008

Whether they are seen as acts of God, or as simple climate-related occurrences, natural events have always had a sizeable impact on military operations.  At the small end of the scale are the littl...Show More

27:10 | Apr 19th, 2008

This episode covers the period between Bush's declaration of "Mission Accomplished" and the change in coalition leadership (from General Casey to General Petraeus).  The following major events and t...Show More

15:52 | Apr 7th, 2008

According to Lawrence Keeley, "90-95% of known societies engage in war". Why? What compels homo sapiens to kill each other? Why do we fight? Part one will describe two hypotheses.War is Necessary:Ar...Show More

14:01 | Mar 24th, 2008

According to Lawrence Keeley, "90-95% of known societies engage in war". Why? What compels homo sapiens to kill each other? Why do we fight? Part one will describe two hypotheses.War is Rational:Sun...Show More