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Georgianne Burlage discusses her WWII history book about her father’s captivity in “Living in the Shadow of a Hell Ship” (University of North Texas Press, 2020)

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Georgianne Burlage discusses her WWII history book about her father’s captivity in “Living in the Shadow of a Hell Ship”

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Georgianne Burlage is daughter of WWII veteran George Burlage. She has taught secondary history and journalism for more than thirty years and is a national officer of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society. She put this book together from her father’s personal notes. We spoke about her father’s WWII captivity in the Pacific and the book.

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1:09 – Georgianne explains why she put her father’s WWII letters together in a book.

2:42 – Georgianne talks about her father’s career

4:28 – Georgianne talks about what she included in the book. She also talks about her father’s anger over the Japanese.

6:52 – Georgianne talks about how her father recorded what happened.

7:36 – Georgianne talks about the hell ships and what her father experienced in one.

14:06 – Georgianne talks about some sabotage the Americans did.

17:14 – Georgianne talks about non-American POWs.

18:43 – Georgianne talks about what they ate and their sicknesses.

20:03 – Georgianne talks about the POW approach to rescue.

21:41 – Georgianne talks about her dad’s rank and job.

29:15 – Georgianne talks about her dad’s philosophy about what he faced. We also discuss the difficulties the POWs faced.

32:15 – Georgianne talks about what research she did to complete the book.

34:38 – Gerogianne talks about the photos and illustrations in the book.

36:56 – Georgianne talks about how her grandmother reacted to learning his son was alive.

41:42 – Georgianne talks about how her father reenlisted and stayed in the USMC.

43:35 – Georgianne talks about a 1967 Fall of the Philippines trip her father took.

46:18 – Georgianne talks about the veterans’ associations her father was part of.

48:21 – Georgianne talks about how her father created top tens to survive in captivity.

52:49 – Georgianne talks about how she really got to know her dad better through this book and about the will to live.

56:08 – Georgianne talks about how the US abandoned the troops in the Philippines. She also discusses MacArthur’s attitude towards Marines.

60:02 – Georgianne mentions wishing he had some more details about some of what he went through.

1:05:03 – Information on the book can be found on facebook and on the University of North Texas Press.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2MdHS8d

https://untpress.unt.edu/catalog/3901

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For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar and on Instagram @crisalvarezwarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: Georgianne Burlage

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, University of North Texas Press, WWII, United States,

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What was life like with the US cavalry and the Buffalo soldiers with John Langellier

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John Langellier Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers

What was life like with the US cavalry and the Buffalo soldiers with John Langellier

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John P. Langellier has written numerous studies of the technical aspects of the US Army in the Old West. He recently wrote a book on the personal history of a US cavalry Buffalo Soldier officer Powhatan Clarke titled Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers. We spoke about Lt Clarke, the Buffalo Soldiers, the German military, West Point, Frederic Remington, Apache scouts, and numerous other Old West topics. Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers (University of North Texas Press, 2020)

1:02 – John explains why he wrote about Powhatan Clarke and the Tenth Cavalry.

2:46 – John talks about how expansive this biography was.

4:43 – John talks about Clarke’s charm and bravado.

6:14 – John talks about how Clarke went into the cavalry.

7:50 – John talks about how well Clarke served with black soldiers.

8:24 – John talks about Clarke serving with Apache scouts and having created special strike forces.

11:55 – John goes into details about how Clarke joined Apache Scouts and Buffalo soldiers.

14:23 – John talks about Clarke’s day to day duty at the forts he was stationed at.

17:57 – John talks about Clarke’s trying to use connections to get stationed in France as an observer. Instead he was sent to Germany.

21:28 – John talks about Clarke’s writings on the German military.

23:52 – John talks about Clarke’s involvement in the Indian Wars.

27:58 – John talks about Clarke’s financial position.

30:22 – John talks about Clarke’s “striker”.

34:26 – John talks about how Clarke changed the use of horses in his command.

37:57 – John talks about Clarke’s connection with Frederic Remington.

40:19 – John talks about Frederic Remington’s response to Clarke’s death.

43:53 – John talks about the documents he found for his research.

47:31 – John goes into more detail about Clarke’s letters and the Missouri Historical Museum and finding images.

49:37 – John talks about the book’s images.

51:05 – John talks about being surprised by Clarke’s use of special units for recon work.

52:48 – John talks about wanting Clarke’s German reports and wishing he could find his wife’s letters.

58:09 – John talks about going to Clarke’s grave.

1:00:20 – John talks about the various readers who might like this book.

1:03:25 – John is writing a book on enlisted Buffalo soldiers.

1:05:12 – More information on the book can be found at the University of North Texas Press website unt.edu.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/3p3NvU3

https://untpress.unt.edu/catalog/3904

Contact Information

For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezwarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: John P. Langellier

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, University of North Texas Press, American history, Early American Wars, 19th century war, United States, Germany, native american, indigenous peoples,

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How swords lost their shine in the 1600s and more sword history with Kristen Neuschel

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Kristen Neuschel Living By The Sword

How swords lost their shine in the 1600s and more sword history with Kristen Neuschel

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Kristen Neuschel has studied and taught cultural history for years and has recently [published] written a book on the cultural history of swords in Britain and France from 600 to 1600. We spoke about the book, Living By The Sword, about knights and European wars and other aspects of European history. Living By The Sword (Cornell University Press, 2020)

0:43 – Kristen explains why she studied swords from 600 to 1600.

1:48 – Kristen explains why she focused on France and Britain.

2:39 – Kristen tells how the book is laid out and what she started with 600 and the importance of swords then.

4:49 – Kristen talks about the mythologizing of swords.

5:55 – Kristen talks about usable swords versus symbolic swords.

6:53 – Kristen talks about where the swords were produced.

9:19 – Kristen talks about where older swords have been found.

9:52 – Kristen talks about where the big changes in swords occurred in these periods and she also talks about armor.

13:03 – Kristen talks about the make up of swords

15:19 – Kristen talks about the pre-eminence of weapons in the 14th century.

(15:36 – Note: I meant to say the fourteenth century.)

18:06 – Kristen talks about the religious significance of swords.

21:03 – Kristen talks about the cross-like shape of the sword.

21:47 – Kristen talks about the internal divisions within France and Britain. She also talks about the changing symbolism of swords starting in 1330.

26:15 – Kristen talks about elite status and swords and sword fighting.

30:54 – Kristen talks about swords with interesting stories.

32:56 – Kristen talks about sword names and the records on swords.

35:10 – Kristen talks about differences between Britain and France.

36:51 – Kristen talks about church records about swords.

39:17 – Kristen talks about why she stopped at 1600 and gunpowder.

41:10 – Kristen talks about swords from other parts of Europe and the world.

44:04 – Kristen talks about holiday gifts of swords or weapons.

45:20 – Kristen talks about how much she loves household inventories.

48:56 – Kristen talks about the supposed sword of Charlemagne.

50:27 – Kristen talks about the monarchs most in love with swords.

55:29 – Kristen talks about merchant centers and their record keeping.

1:05:37 – Kristen can be found at Kristenneuschel.com

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/36Ysunu

https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501752124/living-by-the-sword/

http://www.kristenneuschel.com/

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For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezwarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: Kristen Neuschel

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, academic, podcast, Cornell University Press, Renaissance warfare, Medieval warfare,

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