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WWI military history book – “Blood, Guts, and Grease: George S. Patton in World War I” (University Press of Kentucky, 2019) – Jon B. Mikolashek interview

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Jon Mikolashek is a military historian who has written extensively on US military history. We discuss his latest book about George Patton’s life during WWI. Check out the book here.

0:51 – Jon talks about how he became interested in writing on Patton

2:50 – Jon talks about his book is different from other Patton books.

5:27 – Jon talks about why he started the book in 1916.

7:41 – Jon explains why Patton modeled himself after Perhsing.

9:02 – Jon talks about how Patton got into tanks. Patton wanted command and quick promotion.

12:36 – Jon talks about how Patton approached commanding tanks.

15:52 – Jon talks about Patton picking his tank commanders.

17:53 – Jon talks about Patton’s approach to combined arms. Patton didn’t like the infantry much.

22:03 – Jon talks about an incident where Patton hits a soldier with a shovel.

22:58 – Jon talks about traumatic brain injury.

25:26 – Jon talks about Patton’s diaries and other resources he used.

29:45 – Jon talks about Patton’s relationship with his wife.

38:42 – Jon talks about Patton’s indecision to join the tank corps.

42:50 – Jon talks about the importance of WWI to Patton’s career.

48:58 – Jon is on facebook at Jon Mikolashek and twitter @slavoshek.

Links of interest

Check out the book here.

https://www.kentuckypress.com/live/title_detail.php?titleid=5623#.XcbxY697mM8

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jon-Mikolashek/538694696173063

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Guests: Jon B. Mikolashek

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, Patton, wwi, wwii, us army, mexico, punitive expedition, pershing, polo, tanks, staff officer, cavalry, infantry, salerno, billy mitchell, air power, virginia military institute, Rockenbach, renault, omar bradley, interwar

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16th century Spanish New World history book – “A Most Splendid Company” (University of New Mexico Press, 2019) – Richard Flint interview

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Richard Flint is a historian who has been writing on the 16th century Coronado Expedition for many years. His latest book deals with the global context of the expedition and we spoke about it.

0:59 – Richard talks about how he got into studying and writing on the Coronado Expedition.

4:16 – Richard talks about how this book differs from their previous books on the Coronado expedition.

12:15 – Richard addresses how military focused the expedition was.

14:40 – Richard talks about the armor used on the expedition.

19:00 – Richard describes the evidence that the expedition was not looking for gold but rather was looking for trade routes.

21:03 – Richard talks about what the motives of the native Mexican warriors on the expedition were.

25:45 – Richard talks about how they did the research to determine the roster of the expedition.

51:47 – Richard talks about non-Spanish documents that would be helpful for this research.

57:00 – Richard talks about a document he found about a slave sold four times in one day.

1:08:01 – They have a website coronado.unm.edu for more information.

Links of Interest

https://unmpress.com/books/most-splendid-company/9780826360229

https://coronado.unm.edu/

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Guests: Richard Flint

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, conquistadors, spain, mexico, coronado, antonio de mendoza, armor, men-at-arms, helmets, chainmail, slaves, archives, book merchants, italy, china, trade route, glyphs, priests, expedition

18th Century warfare history book – “The Occupation of Havana” (University of North Carolina Press, 2018) – Elena Schneider interview

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Dr. Elena Schneider is a historian who specializes in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic World. She teaches at the University of California, Berkley and we spoke about her latest book on the British capture of Havana in the 18th century.

0:53 – Elena talks about how she got into studying the year-long British occupation of Havana.

3:30 – Elena talks about how she arranged the book.  There were many participants in this event from across the world.

5:20 – Elena mentions British celebrations in London when they heard of the capture of Havana.

7:41 – The occupation took place from summer 1762 to June 1763.

12:01 – Elena talks about the effect on the silver train and the Spanish Navy during this occupation.

16:45 – The War of Jenkins’ Ear prepared the British for this attack. They learned the importance of preparing for yellow fever.

21:00 – Elena talks about the large number of American colonists who died during this attack.

22:04 – Elena touches on how the British navy was affected by capturing so many Spanish ships.

23:52 – Elena talks about the effect American deaths had on American politics.

27:36 – Elena talks about how Cubans dealt with the British presence.

29:56 – Half of the population of Havan at the time was black.

33:24 – Elena talks about the archives she visited for this research.

36:13 – Elena talks about some of the art associated with this event.

44:20 – Elena talks about the companies of black soldiers on both sides of the fighting.

57:24 – Elena has a post on the Age of Revolutions webpage.

Links of interest

Book Details
https://history.berkeley.edu/elena-schneider
https://ageofrevolutions.com/

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Guests: Elena Schneider

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, cuban history, london, armada, bay of pigs, seven years’ war, conquistadors, mexico, shipbuilding, silver, William Pitt, British naval history, Jenkins ear, yellow fever, rhode island, new york, new jersey, connecticut, south carolina, Lord Albemarle, Pontiac’s rebellion, Florida, Pensacola, Galvez, Walter Raleigh, Georgia, slavery, fortress, Jamaica