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8 new military history books spotlighting Allen & Unwin / Amberley – September 21 2020
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WWII military history book – “Night of the Assassins” (Harper, 2020) – Howard Blum interview
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Howard Blum has been a successful reporter for many years and has written numerous books on war subjects. He recently [published] released a book about a German attempt to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin during WWII. We spoke about the subject and writing the book.
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0:41 – Howard talks about [how he] what inspired him to write about the attempted assassination of FDR, Churchill, and Stalin.
3:18 – Howard talks about 31 year old Mike Reilly was put in charge of protecting FDR shortly after Pearl Harbor.
4:44 – Howard talks about the German planning for the assassination.
7:06 – Howard talks about the situation in Iran at the time of the assassination attempt and why this Allied meeting occurred there.
11:35 – Howard talks about trying to keep the meeting in Tehran a secret.
14:37 – Howard talks about how the Germans paid forged money to a spy.
15:16 – Howard talks about the training and preparation of the a special SS action group and the rescue of Mussolini.
20:26 – Howard talks about who in the German high command planned this operation.
22:23 – Howard talks about FDR sneaking to Tehran.
25:55 – Howard talks about the archives he used. He describes the poor security for Churchill in Tehran.
30:10 – Howard talks about previous assassination attempts against Churchill, Stalin, and FDR.
31:40 – Howard talks about the Russian records he used.
34:08 – Howard talks about how close this impossible mission came to success.
35:38 – Howard talks about why Stalin was willing to meet in Tehran but not other areas.
36:40 – Howard talks about Otto Skorzeny.
38:04 – Howard talks about Mike Reilly’s commitment to protecting FDR.
39:31 – Howard talks about Allied security within Tehran.
40:52 – Howard talks about the information on the heads of the British security team.
44:08 – Howard talks about his approach to developing a new book.
48:04 – Howard talks about his previous works on war subjects.
50:21 – Howard can be found at author Howard Blum on facebook, @howardblum on twitter and on howardblum.com
Links of interest
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/night-of-the-assassins-howard-blum?variant=32128658898978
https://twitter.com/howardblum
https://www.facebook.com/TheAuthorHowardBlum/
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Guests: Howard Blum
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Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, WWII, world war two, Tehran, FDR, Roosevelt, Stalin, embassy, Churchill, commandos, SVR, Mike Reilly, Germany, section six, United Kingdom, D-Day, Nazi, walk-in, Mussolini, gliders, typhoid, USS Iowa, Leslie Howard, tunnels, birthday, Pulitzer prize, Otto Skorzeny
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Alexander Mikaberidze interview about Napoleonic military history book “The Napoleonic Wars” (Oxford University Press, 2020)
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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.
Links of interest
https://www.lsus.edu/alexander-mikaberidze
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Guests: Alexander Mikaberidze
Host: Cris Alvarez
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