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An overview of Napoleonic era artillery – Interview with Kevin Kiley

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An overview of Napoleonic era artillery – Interview with Kevin Kiley

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Kevin F. Kiley is a retired US Marine Corps artillery officer and a graduate of West Point. He has a master’s degree in Military History from and has written extensively on historic artillery and other topics. We spoke about his latest book, a dictionary of Napoleonic artillery. Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars: A Concise Dictionary, 1792-1815 (Frontline Books, 2021)

0:38 – Kevin talks about why he started writing about the Napoleonic Wars.

3:13 – Kevin talks about the focus of the book on technical artillery terms.

4:35 – Kevin contrasts field artillery and all other types of artillery.

8:01 – Kevin talks about Napoleon’s rise because of being an artillerist.

10:46 – Kevin talks about where the artillery pieces were made.

13:04 – Kevin talks about overheating artillery guns.

14:07 – Kevin talks about the gun foundries at the time.

15:30 – Kevin talks more about foundries.

16:06 – Kevin talks about naval artillery.

16:51 – Kevin talks about the artillery engineers of the time.

18:17 – Kevin talks about meritocracy in the French military.

19:29 – Kevin talks about moving artillery around.

21:35 – Kevin talks about horses and artillery teams.

22:06 – Kevin talks about horses knowing artillery commands.

22:53 – Kevin talks about how quickly gun crews could set up.

24:13 – Kevin talks about the elements needed to load and fire a gun.

25:59 – Kevin talks about the cartridge, siege loading, and the sabot.

26:41 – Kevin talks about fuses.

27:23 – Kevin talks about loading lit bullets.

28:59 – Kevin talks about the French system after 1815.

29:19 – Kevin talks about the research he did for the book.

32:42 – Kevin talks about counter-battery action.

34:05 – Kevin talks about incendiary shells.

35:43 – Kevin talks about standing up to artillery attacks.

36:30 – Kevin talks about the French at the American Revolution.

37:27 – Kevin talks about Washington’s use of artillery.

38:28 – Kevin talks about national approaches to artillery.

42:35 – Kevin talks about building cannons.

44:27 – Kevin talks about artillery in French battles.

46:54 – Kevin talks about the War of 1812.

48:04 – Kevin talks about an odd-sounding artillery term

50:52 – Kevin talks about Russian changes in artillery.

51:40 – Kevin talks about the best artillerists.

52:55 – Kevin talks about the cavalry and the artillery.

53:53 – Kevin talks about how the artillery protected itself.

54:31 – Kevin talks about artillery unit make-ups.

56:26 – Kevin talks about his various books.

1:02:49 – Kevin talks about temperature and artillery.

1:05:34 – Kevin talks about hearing loss and artillery.

1:10:20 – Kevin talks about Napoleon’s interest in naval artillery.

1:12:33 – Kevin talks about important qualities of an artillery officer.

1:13:19 – Kevin talks about interest in the Napoleonic Wars.

1:16:28 – Kevin talks about myths about the Napoleonic Wars.

1:17:47 – Kevin talks about the Russians and Napoleon.

1:22:03 – Information on the book can be found at amazon.

1:23:48 – Kevin talks about the Eastern Roman Empire.

1:25:15 – Kevin talks about how he got published.

Links of interest

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https://penandswordbooks.com/imprints/frontline-books/artillery-of-the-napoleonic-wars-65598.html#.YMzrCUwpCUk

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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 @crisalvarezswarscholar. 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: Kevin Kiley

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, Frontline Books, editor interview, General military history, 19th century war, Napoleonic Wars, 18th century war, United States, Germany, Russia, France, Britain,

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David Nasca discusses his book on US amphibious warfare “The Emergence of American Amphibious Warfare 1898-1945” (Naval Institute Press, 2020)

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David Nasca discusses his book on US amphibious warfare “The Emergence of American Amphibious Warfare 1898-1945”

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Interview Summary

David Nasca served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and has graduate degrees in international relations, diplomacy, history, military studies, political science, national security and strategic studies as well as a Ph.D. from Salve Regina University. He wrote a book on the emergence of amphibious warfare in the US and we spoke about the book and about the connection between amphibious warfare and the USMC.

James Miller talks about the NEAR mission http://spacewalksmoneytalks.com/p/691

Brian Herskowitz discusses outlining a screenplay https://wp.me/p7CDU9-532

1:13 – David talk about how he got into studying and writing on amphibious warfare.

1:59 – David talks about why the US focused on amphibious warfare.

4:33 – David talks about the details of what makes amphibious warfare.

6:25 – David talks about offense versus defense in amphibious warfare.

8:40 – David talks about the problem of where to attack in amphibious warfare.

11:50 – David talks defending against amphibious attack.

15:09 – David talks about Japanese amphibious warfare in WWII and the attack on the Philippines.

16:27 – David talks about the US defense of the Pacific garrisons.

18:42 – David talks about the Allied amphibious assaults on D-Day.

21:25 – David talks about bridgeheads versus amphibious raids.

23:28 – David talks about technology and amphibious technology.

27:44 – David talks about naval gunfire and air support for amphibious warfare.

29:19 – David talks about combined warfare and amphibious warfare.

31:45 – David talks about the Marine Corps and amphibious warfare.

34:22 – David talks about US Marine Corps training towards amphibious warfare.

36:43 – David talks about the development of techniques to check beaches below the waterline.

38:16 – David talks about how he did his research.

41:04 – David talks about enjoying studying Marine Corps history in regards to amphibious warfare.

43:50 – David talks about the British using amphibious warfare in a strategic context.

45:55 – David talks about naval strength and the use of amphibious warfare.

48:15 – David talks about resourcing amphibious warfare.

52:43 – David talks about where does the validity of amphibious warfare end.

55:13 – David talks about the amphibious operation into Afghanistan.

1:00:57 – David can be found on amazon under his author’s homepage.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/3lditre

https://www.usni.org/press/books/emergence-american-amphibious-warfare-1898-1945

https://www.amazon.com/David-S.-Nasca/e/B07YLFJSBT?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000

James Miller talks about the NEAR mission http://spacewalksmoneytalks.com/p/691

Brian Herskowitz discusses outlining a screenplay https://wp.me/p7CDU9-532

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 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: David Nasca

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, academic, podcast, Naval Institute Press, General military history, WWII, WWI, 19th century war, Naval Warfare, United States, Britain,

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