Links to a few new working papers from the Woodrow Wilson Center Press about 20th century warfare issues
Bay of Pigs – https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/new-russian-evidence-soviet-cuban-relations-1960-61-when-nikita-met-fidel-the-bay-pigs
Vietnam War – https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/the-origins-north-korea-vietnam-solidarity-the-vietnam-war-and-the-dprk
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Tsehai Berhane has studied and written on Ethiopia and military history for many years. We discuss her latest book on Ethiopian warriors from the 1800s to 1900s.
0:58 – Tsehai talks about how she got into studying Ethiopian warrior culture.
2:09 – Tsehai talks about what the book covers and Ethiopian history.
3:50 – Tsehai mentions Ethiopian children wargames.
7:41 – Tsehai talks about how information was shared among Ethiopian warriors.
11:29 – Tsehai talks about militia arsenals.
19:10 – Tsehai talks about the Italian invasion of Ethiopia.
24:18 – Many Ethiopian warriors did not have any idea what mechanized weapons were at the time of the Italian invasion.
31:59 – Tsehai talks about the resources she sued for her research.
34:17 – Tsehai talks about where she found documents for her research.
36:06 – Tsehai talks about why she started the book at 1800.
42:26 – Tsehai found it most difficult to work with militia warriors in rural Ethiopia.
45:00 – Tsehai talks about a sad story during the invasion period involving tanks. Another involves a massacre of Ethiopians.
51:00 – Tsehai talks about how she and other academics were expelled from the country.
54:28 – Tsehai is still looking for information on Ethiopian experiences.
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Guests: Tsehai Berhane
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, Africa, Ethiopia, warriors, Italy, invasion, kings, Arabs
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Dr. Mehmet Gurses is trained as a social and political scientist. He’s spent a great deal of time studying civil wars around the world. He eventually began studying the Kurdish conflict and has written a book about his research. We spoke about the book.
0:54 – Mehmet talks about how he got into the subject. He is Kurdish and grew up in Southeastern Turkey.
7:07 – Mehmet talks about how the book is laid out and what it discusses.
12:37 – Mehmet talks about the four years of research he did on the Kurdish conflict to write this book.
16:29 – Mehmet talks about his response rate for interviews and security issues.
17:45 – Mehmet talks about the positive effects of the conflict.
32:36 – Mehmet expands on how he did the research for the book.
59:28 – Mehmet has writings available on google scholar.
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For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar
Guests: Mehmet Gurses
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, Turkey, Kurd, Kurdish conflict, trauma
