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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

19th and 20th Century warfare history book – “Ethiopian Warriorhood” (Boydell & Brewer, 2018) – Tsehai Berhane interview

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Tsehai Berhane has studied and written on Ethiopia and military history for many years.  We discuss her latest book on Ethiopian warriors from the 1800s to 1900s.

0:58 – Tsehai talks about how she got into studying Ethiopian warrior culture.

2:09 – Tsehai talks about what the book covers and Ethiopian history.

3:50 – Tsehai mentions Ethiopian children wargames.

7:41 – Tsehai talks about how information was shared among Ethiopian warriors.

11:29 – Tsehai talks about militia arsenals.

19:10 – Tsehai talks about the Italian invasion of Ethiopia.

24:18 – Many Ethiopian warriors did not have any idea what mechanized weapons were at the time of the Italian invasion.

31:59 – Tsehai talks about the resources she sued for her research.

34:17 – Tsehai talks about where she found documents for her research.

36:06 – Tsehai talks about why she started the book at 1800.

42:26 – Tsehai found it most difficult to work with militia warriors in rural Ethiopia.

45:00 – Tsehai talks about a sad story during the invasion period involving tanks. Another involves a massacre of Ethiopians.

51:00 – Tsehai talks about how she and other academics were expelled from the country.

54:28 – Tsehai is still looking for information on Ethiopian experiences.

Links of interest

https://boydellandbrewer.com/ethiopian-warriorhood-hb.html

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Guests: Tsehai Berhane

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, Africa, Ethiopia, warriors, Italy, invasion, kings, Arabs

Renaissance warfare history book – “Renaissance Mass Murder” (Oxford University Press, 2019) – Stephen Bowd interview

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Dr. Stephen Bowd studied and Medieval and Renaissance studies now teaches at the University of Edinburgh.  We talked about his latest book on military mass murders committed during the Italian Wars of the early 16th century.

0:46 – Stephen talks about how he got into writing on massacres during the italian Wars.

2:25 – The book covers the years 1494 to about 1530.

3:18 – The book is broken into sections on mass murder events, what the soldiers thought of murders, what the civilian thought, theories behind mass murder in war, and comparisons to other mass murders.

6:37 – Stephen talks about massacres associated with military activity and those that were between military activities.

9:05 – Stephen talks about the attitudes of soldiers towards civilians.

11:15 – Stephen talks about the nationalities of the various armies involved in these massacres.

13:45 – Stephen talks about the plunder taken in towns during these wars.

15:00 – Stephen talks about the sack of Rome.

16:19 – Stephen talks about the levels of lawlessness in these massacres and seiges.  But there also sometimes plans drawn up for these massacres.

19:30 – Some soldiers feared that peace talks would lead to less plunder for them after the siege or battle ends.

21:47 – Stephen talks about what weapons were used for these massacres.

23:38 – Stephen talks about the numbers of people massacred.

26:30 – Stephen talks about women who trained in arms to defend their towns.

41:00 – Stephen talks about Machiavelli’s views on the murder of civilians.

45:52 – Stephen talks about Protestant-Catholic divisions and these massacres.

48:27 – Stephen discusses how these massacres shape art and the Renaissance.

55:55 – Stephen’s work can be found by googling “Shadow Agents of War.”

 Links of interest

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/renaissance-mass-murder-9780198832614?cc=us&lang=en&
https://www.ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/about-us/staff-profiles/profile_tab1_academic.php?uun=sbowd

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Guests: Stephen Bowd

Host: Cris Alvarez

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