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Alexander Mikaberidze interview about Napoleonic military history book “The Napoleonic Wars” (Oxford University Press, 2020)

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Alexander Mikaberidze Napoleonic Wars interview
Alexander Mikaberidze Napoleonic Wars

Alex Mikaberidze Napoleonic Wars Interview

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Alex Mikaberidze has been studying and writing on the Napoleonic Wars and Middle Eastern history for many years. He recently completed a ten year project writing on the global impact of the Napoleonic wars. We spoke about the Napoleonic wars, Napoleon, the War of 1812, and the process of writing the book.

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0:43 – Alex talks about how he became interested in the Napoleonic Wars.

2:32 – Alex talks about the languages he knows and its applications to this research.

3:33 – Alex talks about how his history of the Napoleonic Wars is different from other books on the subject.

9:07 – Alex talks about the various impacts of the Napoleonic Wars.

12:45 – Alex talks about the economics of the Napoleonic Wars.

16:58 – Alex talks about the importance of Napoleon in everything that happened in this period.

20:45 – Alex talks about why Napoleon made himself Emperor and what effects that had.

25:56 – Alex talks about how some Russians were happy that Napoleon made himself an Emperor.

27:06 – Alex talks about Napoleon not being a warmonger and his immense intellectual curiosity.

29:38 – Alex talks about Napoleon being a micro-manager.

32:46 – Alex talks about why the Russians did not surrender to Napoleon when he took Moscow.

38:41 – Alex discusses what might have happened if Napoleon had abolished serfdom in Russia.

39:31 – Alex talks about the military changes engendered by the Napoleonic Wars.

41:24 – Alex talks about changes in the Ottoman military.

43:22 – Alex talks about changes in the Iranian military.

45: – Alex talks about the political changes caused by the Napoleonic Wars especially with Spain and its colonies.

49:16 – Alex talks about what countries gained the most and lost the most from the Napoleonic Wars.

51:49 – Alex talks about British wins in India and Africa due to the wars. He discusses the rise of Russian power after the Napoleonic Wars.

54:58 – Alex talks about how badly France, Spain, and Portugal ended up after the wars.

56:49 – Alex talks about how he did his research and the main archives her used.

58:20 – Alex talks about the places he visited for his research.

1:01:00 – Alex talks about the tug of war between modernization and tradition during the Napoleonic Wars.

1:03:28 – Alex talks about Napoleon’s refusal to make a compromise deal in 1813.

1:05:51 – Alex about the writing and publishing process.

1:09:57 – Alex talks about research into the Louisiana Purchase and American and Russian competition in western North America.

1:14:33 – Alex can be found on facebook and on the Louisiana State University Shreveport website.

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https://www.lsus.edu/alexander-mikaberidze

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Guests: Alexander Mikaberidze

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.

 

Links of interest

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https://products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/product.aspx?pc=B5565C

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

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Guests: Dan Preston

Host: Cris Alvarez

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