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Civil War military history book – “Entertaining History” (Southern Illinois University Press, 2020) – Chris Mackowski interview
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Chris Mackowski is an academic deeply engaged in the study of the US Civil War and how it impacts the country today. We spoke about his latest edited collection of essays on how the US Civil War has been presented in various media.
1:06 – Chris talks about how he got into studying the US Civil War.
2:21 – Chris talks about the focus of the book.
4:52 – Chris talks about how interest in the Civil War has risen and fallen over time.
6:46 – Chris talks about reenactment.
8:08 – Chris addresses the controversies about Confederate memorials and monuments.
9:44 – Chris talks about the themes explored in the book.
12:24 – Chris addresses Southern interest in Civil War studies and the connection with the Old West.
13:56 – Chris discusses more of the subjects touched on in the book like Bruce Catton.
16:47 – Chris talks about Civil War national parks and how history is presented.
18:36 – Chris talks about campaigns to expand Civil War battlefield parks.
21:02 – Chris talks about Shelby Foote and Jeff Shaara.
25:01 – Chris talks about the research the essayists did for this book.
28:34 – Chris talks about military collecting.
29:40 – Chris talks about foreign interest in the US Civil War.
31:46 – Chris talks about US Civil War era clothing and uniforms.
32:20 – Chris mentions the planned Disney Civil War park.
36:35 – Chris talks about how people can hear and see web exclusive content connected to the book.
37:52 – Chris talks about Clive Cussler and the recovery of the Hunley. He also discusses Lincoln in films including the vampire hunter movie.
40:13 – Chris talks about Civil War photography and the portrayal of slavery in film.
42:44 – Chris talks about Bobby Horton’s musical work.
50:18 – People can find more information about the book at www.emergingcivilwar.com
Links of interest
http://www.siupress.com/books/978-0-8093-3758-3
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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.
Links of interest
https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5703C
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