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Rob Havers and Todd DePastino interview – WWII history book – “Drawing Fire” (Pritzker Military Museum & Library, 2020)

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Rob Havers Todd DePastino Drawing FireRob Havers and Todd DePastino interview – WWII history book – “Drawing Fire” (Pritzker Military Museum & Library, 2020)

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Rob Havers is a British military historian who currently serves as the president of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Todd DePastino was a professor of social and cultural history and helped to write the book Drawing Fire about Bill Mauldin’s life and cartoons. We spoke about Bill Mauldin, his cartoons, and the Bill Mauldin exhibit.

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Interview Timeline

1:07 – Rob talks about how he got involved in a project on Bill Mauldin.

2:52 – Todd talks about how he started as a social and cultural historian before studying Bill Mauldin.

5:49 – Rob talks about how the Pritzker Museum collected thousands of Bill Mauldin’s cartoons.

8:31 – Rob and Todd talk about other archives that have some of Mauldin’s work and Mauldin’s influence.

9:49 – Todd talks about how they chose what cartoons to include in the book and Bill’s life up to and into WWII.

14:26 – Rob talks about the military history shown in Bill Mauldin’s cartoons.

18:20 – Todd talks about how Bill did his cartoon work during the war in Italy by going out to the front lines.

22:54 – Rob talks about how it was that an uneducated kid becomes such a master cartoonist.

24:56 – Todd talks about how ambitious and bad-tempered Bill Mauldin had been and how he got into cartooning.

27:48 – Todd talks about how Bill Mauldin got on to Stars & Stripes.

29:13 – Rob talks about the other hotspots Bill Mauldin worked in.

31:28 – Todd talks about Bill Mauldin’s knack for finding himself in hot spots.

33:13 – Rob talks about the National Infantry Museum and an exhibit there.

36:28 – Todd and Rob talk about Bill Mauldin being an adrenalin junkie.

40:12 – Todd talks about the Bill’s writing and oil painting attempts.

43:21 – Rob talks about Bill Mauldin’s ability to adapt his style to circumstances.

45:32 – Rob talks about how a military museum chooses its exhibits.

48:01 – Rob and Todd talk about how they got celebrities to write portions of the book including Tom Hanks and Tom Brokaw.

52:07 – Todd talks about the various traumas that Bill Mauldin dealt with throughout his life and in the war.

54:08 – Rob and Todd talk about the book’s goals.

57:57 – Rob talks about Bill Mauldin being involved with cartoonist organizations.

59:35 – Rob and Todd talk about getting the book finished and published.

1:00:08 – Rob talks about the books the museum publishes.

1:03:31 – The Pritzker Museum can be found at Pritzkermilitary.org and The Veterans Breakfast Club can be found at veteransbreakfastclub.org and “Scuttlebutt” podcast.

1:06:38 – From my podcast “Technology and Space” – John B. Herrington talks about going from naval aviation to becoming an astronaut. (TechnologyandSpace.com)

1:09:48 – From my podcast “Full Contact Nerd” – M.R. Carey talks about a military robot he put in his latest novel The Book of Koli. (FullContactNerd.com)

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http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/store/pmml-merchandise/drawing-fire-editorial-cartoons-bill-mauldin/

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https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/

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Guests: Rob Havers and Todd DiPastino

Host: Cris Alvarez

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Thomas Penn interview about his Medieval warfare history book “The Brothers York” (Simon & Schuster, 2020)

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Thomas Penn is a medieval historian and the editorial director of Penguin UK. He wrote a very well-regarded biography of Henry VII and has written medieval history for years. He recently published a book on the York brothers of the House of York. We spoke about the Wars of the Roses, English warfare at the time, and the research into this fascinating story.

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0:39 – Thomas talks about how he ended up writing on the Wars of the Roses. He then discusses the background of the Wars of the Roses.

4:16 – Thomas talks about how the 13th century Black Death contributed to the wars that followed.

6:59 – Thomas talks about how the mercantile classes contributed to the English wars.

8:56 – Thomas talks about the bankers financing the wars were paid out.

11:58 – Thomas talks about taxation and the conquering of lands in the wars.

15:45 – Thomas talks about the levels of violence in the Wars of the Roses. He also discusses the high levels of litigation.

19:48 – Thomas talks about about foreigners being part of the wars and litigation in this period.

23:02 – Thomas talks about how the wars were fought over three decades including the major battles.

29:13 – Thomas talks about the type of fighting that happened in this period.

32:48 – Thomas talks about the make-up of the English forces.

34:38 – Thomas talks about the use of the longbow at this period.

36:19 – Thomas talks about how armies were raised.

39:00 – Thomas talks about the three York brothers who are the main focus of the book.

42:28 – Thomas talks about the documentary evidence he used.

44:50 – Thomas talks about being able to see a genealogical parchment roll.

48:21 – Thomas talks about the Italian financiers in the story.

49:46 – Thomas talks about Richard III.

54:01 – Thomas talks about the emotions and humanity in the letters of a knight John Paston.

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https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Brothers-York/Thomas-Penn/9781451694178

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Guests: Thomas Penn

Host: Cris Alvarez

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Phillip Meilinger interview about his military history and lessons book “Thoughts on War” (University Press of Kentucky, 2020)

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Phillip Meilinger interview about his military history and lessons book “Thoughts on War”

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Interview Timeline

Phillip Meilinger has spent decades both in the military as an Air Force officer and teaching military history and issues in staff and war colleges. He’s written numerous essays on military history and he’s collected a number of his essays and reexamined them for this book. We spoke about the book and [subjects] history ranging from Ancient Rome, to Clausewitz, to the US Civil War and on through to World War Two and beyond.

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0:40 – Philip talks about having been a pilot for 30 years and what prompted him to write a book on war.

3:58 – Philip talks about covering ancient to modern warfare in the book.

5:18 – Philip talks about the influence about von Clausewitz on military colleges.

8:03 – Philip talks about Clausewitz’ idea of the bloody battle.

12:11 – Philip talks about how the book reassesses past battles and the impact of air power on war. He also addresses policy in warfare.

18:01- Philip talks about how to make major changes in American doctrine and military policy.

21:08 – Philip talks about the effect of nuclear weapons on waging war.

23:57 – Philip talks about the information age and non-state actors.

27:41 – Philip talks about whether Chinese and Russian military activities are a new kind of warfare.

31:56 – Philip talks about how doctrine does not need to be changed but rather a different approach is needed.

36:01 – Philip talks about raids and punitive actions in modern war.

39:55 – Philip talks about the use and effect of strategic bombing.

44:35 – Philip talks about the budgets for aircraft carriers and new generation jets.

47:58 – Philip talks about balancing the US force and defense spending.

50:20 – Philip talks about how he put the book together.

52:00 – Philip talks about how much the US military was involved in politics in American history.

59:06 – Philip talks about how there was not a unity of command in WWII Europe among the allies.

1:00:34 – Philip talks about air intelligence during WWII.

1:04:13 – Philip talks about the Army Air Corps in WII and a book he wrote on a misconception about their status within the Army.

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https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813178899/thoughts-on-war/

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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: Phillip Meilinger

Host: Cris Alvarez

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Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, University Press of Kentucky, General military history, United States,

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