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How US artillery dominated the Iraq military in the First Gulf War – Interview with L. Scott Lingamfelter

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How US artillery dominated the Iraq military in the First Gulf War – Interview with L. Scott Lingamfelter

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L. Scott Lingamfelter was a senior Artillery Officer and Middle East expert when he participated in the First Gulf War as XO of 1st ARTY. He wrote a book detailing his time in that war, including tactical and operational issues, and his thoughts about the geopolitical and strategic aspects of the war. We spoke about the book and the war. Desert Redleg (University Press of Kentucky, 2020)

0:41 – Scott talks about why he wanted to write about his experiences in the First Gulf War.

1:34 – Scott talks about the start of his career in 1973 as an artillery officer and as a Middle East specialist.

3:12 – Scott talks about the use of artillery between the Vietnam War and the First Gulf War.

6:58 – Scott talks about the logistics of moving artillery into the Gulf War theater.

9:43 – Scott talks about the artillery that the division used.

12:15 – Scott talks about the obstacles they faced once they were in the Middle East.

15:23 – Scott talks about the placement of the artillery units and their protection.

18:19 – Scott talks about the size of the division and armament.

19:56 – Scott talks about counter fire.

21:32 – Scott talks about the other threats to the safety and health of the Division. He discusses unexploded and failed ordnance.

24:26 – Scott talks about the threat of chemical attack.

28:03 – Scott talks about dealing with dust and heat.

29:48 – Scott talks about instilling hygiene practices among the troops.

32:47 – Scott talks about resupply issues and the Tapline Road.

35:51 – Scott talks about the casualties on the Tapline Road.

37:29 – Scott talks about what the damage they had wrought in Iraq was like.

40:02 – Scott discusses the amount of firepower used in the First Gulf War.

44:22 – Scott discusses the combat effects of the artillery on enemy morale.

46:21 – Scott talks about the Vietnam veterans that developed the Air-Land battle concept used in the Gulf War.

47:35 – Scott talks about how he presents information in the book.

52:12 – Scott talks about coordination between foreign partners and with other services.

55:09 – Scott was surprised by the dud rate when he went back to his notes. He was also surprised at how good his diary notes were.

59:06 – Scott talks about how he expected the US to return to Iraq to fight Saddam again.

1:01:31 – Scott talks about how he almost became General Schwarzkopf’s aide-de-camp.

1:03:08 – Scott talks about how the book is written from a tactical point of view.

1:06:42 – Scott talks about getting the book written and published. He had to write some difficult things as he saw them.

1:10:11 – Scott be found at copybookwarrior.com. Readers can use the code FS30 on the University Press of Kentucky until the end of July to get 30% of the book.

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https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813179209/desert-redleg/

https://www.copybookwarrior.com

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Guests: L. Scott Lingamfelter

Host: Cris Alvarez

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War of 1812 military history book – “The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 7” – (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Dan Preston interview

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Dr. Daniel Preston has spent much of his career compiling and editing the papers of early American Revolution hero and then President James Monroe. We spoke about the latest completed volume of his papers, volume 7, which covers the middle and end of the War of 1812 and then naval expeditions to the North African coast.

1:23 – Dan talks about how he got into studying James Monroe.

2:30 – Dan talks about the War of 1812.

5:16 – Dan talks about US incursions into foreign territory.

6:48 – Dan talks about Monroe’s feelings on the readiness of the US Army in this time.

10:11 – Dan talks about Monroe’s feelings about the War of 1812.

13:20 – Dan talks about what Monroe did as Secretary of War in the fall of 1814.

20:16 – Dan talks about worries that the British would win.

24:58 – Dan talks about the US military and Native Americans.

28:57 – Dan talks about the Native American military threat to the US.

34:37 – Dan talks about the Second Barbary War with Algeria and the South American revolutions.

38:31 – Dan discusses details of the Second Barbary War.

42:14 – Dan talks about the possibility of a US Britain alliance against common enemies.

46:29 – Dan talks about the financial troubles of both the US and Britain and the burning of Washington, DC.

49:56 – Dan goes into detail about the burning of Washington.

51:04 – Dan talks about Monroe’s ideas on defending Washington.

59:43 – Dan talks about the large volume of letters he had to research.

1:02:57 – Dan talks about where the Monroe letters and documents are found.

1:04:35 – Dan talks about President Madison’s cabinet.

1:06:32 – Dan talks about commentaries on the documents

1:09:29 – Dan talks about documents they couldn’t find.

1:10:55 – Dan talks about Monroe’s uncertain birthday.

1:12:43 – Dan’s work and the papers can be found on amazon and on the University of Mary Washington website and by searching “Monroe Papers” or at Academics.umw.edu/jamesmonroepapers.

 

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https://academics.umw.edu/jamesmonroepapers/

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Global military history book – “The 100 Worst Military Disasters in History” (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – John Kuehn interview

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Dr. John Kuehn is a former US Naval officer and currently studies, teaches, and writes history at the United States Command and General Staff College. We spoke about his latest co-authored book on some of the world’s worst military disasters.

1:48 – John talks about how he developed the book on military disasters.

3:17 – John talks about the chronological format of the book.

4:48 – John talks about how they focused on both campaigns and wars.

10:11 – John talks about civil wars and revolution.

12:52 – John talks about technological impact on military campaigns.

15:39 – John talks about the impact of logistics on military disasters.

17:06 – John talks about pre-war preparation and its effects on wars.

22:36 – John talks about naval campaigns and disasters.

27:09 – John talks about the Russo-Japanese War and the Mexican-American War.

28:50 – John talks about the global, naval and air power focuses in the book. He also addresses contingencies in war.

33:03 – John talks about the vast amount of resources they had to study these wars and campaigns.

35:48 – John talks about the difficulty in determining casualties in war.

40:30 – John talks about the difficulty into coming to conclusions with some of the campaigns in the book.

47:45 – John discusses the end of the Pacific War.

50:10 – John expands on the Taping Rebellion.

1:03:14 – John can be found on twitter @jkuehn50 and by searching for “Hand Grenade of the Month” and H-war on google.

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https://twitter.com/jkuehn50

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Guests: Dr. John Kuehn

Host: Cris Alvarez

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