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Maritime and naval history – “Whaling Captains of Color” (Naval Institute Press, 2020) – Skip Finley interview

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Skip Finley spent many years in the radio broadcasting business. He developed a passion for the study of whaling captains and wrote a book on whaling captains of color. This is his first non-fiction book and we spoke about the book and the writing process.

1:06 – Skip talks about how he got into writing on whaling captains.

2:49 – Skip talks about whaling.

5:55 – Skip talks about whaling and the American Revolution.

8:34 – Skip talks about whaling captains impacted by the Revolution.

9:46 – Skip talks about where the British kept prisoners during the American Revolution.

12:10 – Skip talks about the US Civil War how easy it was for the South to destroy whalers.

14:22 – Skip talks about what Confederates did with black whalers they caught.

14:54 – Skip talks about an encounter between a whaler and a German submarine in WWI.

18:38 – Skip talks about whaling between the American Revolution and the US Civil War.

22:34 – Skip talks about where the whaling industry was centered.

25:04 – Skip talks about doing the research for the book.

35:33 – Skip talks about the connection between Navy duty and whaling duty.

38:12 – Skip talks about John Mashall and the types of ships he designed.

39:39 – Skip goes into more detail about the books he used for his research.

43:40 – Skip talks about how one became a whaling captain.

45:24 – Skip talks about how important Nantucket and whaling was to black freedom.

58:33- Skip can be found at skipfinley.com

 

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https://www.usni.org/press/books/whaling-captains-color

https://www.skipfinley.com/

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Guests: Skip Finley

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, Charles W. Morgan, whaling ship, Martha’s Vineyard, sperm whales, American Revolution, Seaman’s Protection Certificate, sailmaking, Alabama, WWI, flogging, New Bedford, Navy, Prince Boston, slavery, Quakers, Massachusetts, Frederick Douglass

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Ancient Warfare – “Ancient Rome: Facts and Fictions” (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Monica Bontty interview

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Dr. Monica Bontty is a professor of archaeological studies and ancient history. She teaches at the University of Louisiana-Monroe and she wrote a book on misconceptions about Ancient Rome. We spoke about the ancient Roman military from the Republic to the Empire and the research she did for the book. (The audio player is at the bottom of the post.)

1:11 – Monica talks about why she wrote a book on misconceptions about Ancient Rome.

2:26 – Monica talks about how the Roman Army changed over time.

5:15 – Monica talks about phalanx style fighting.

6:26 – Monica talks about the maniple system.

7:45 – Monica talks about the reforms of Marius.

10:45 – Monica talks about Julius Caesar and the establishment of the empire.

12:04 – Monica talks about Octavian, Anthony, and Lepidus.

17:00 – Monica talks about military life and benefits.

28:00 – Monica talks about military pride but also the trouble that soldiers got into and abuse of power.

30:22 – Monica talks about military courts.

32:34 – Monica talks about soldier complaints about centurions.

33:10 – Monica talks about where the money came from Rome to hire so many more soldiers during the time of Marius.

34:34 – Monica talks about the abruptness of the reforms of Marius.

35:10 – Monica talks about Hannibal and the Punic Wars.

38:43 – Monica talks about the Praetorian Guard auctioning off the imperial office.

40:56 – Monica talks about where the term barbarian came from.

41:52 – Monica talks about how she researched the book. Livius.org and Penelope are useful resources.

45:21 – Monica talks about the myth of the vomitoria.

48:38 – Monica talks about learning surprising things about Augustus.

50:09 – Monica talks about Nero’s popularity.

51:02 – Monica talks about Roman hygiene.

54:06 – Monica talks about the hygiene standards of the Roman Army and “bad air”.

57:25 – Monica can be found on ulm.edu.

 

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https://products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5404C

https://webservices.ulm.edu/facultyactivities/profile/bontty

https://www.livius.org/

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/home.html

 

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Guests: Monica Bontty

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, Nero, Caligula, Rome, Italy, Roman Army, legio, cavalry, phalanx, maniple, Marius, Julius Caesar, Augustus, military camp, barbarian, Hannibal, Pax Romana, Gauls, Egypt, auxiliary troops, Arminius, proscription, Golden Ass, centurions, Punic Wars, Praetorian Guard, Vomitoria, Nero, Hollywood

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21st Century conflict – “Myths and Realities of Cyber Warfare” (ABC-CLIO, 2020) – Nicholas Michael Sambaluk interview

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Nicholas Michael Sambaluk is an assistant professor of military science and technology. He has a degree in history and has recently published his fourth book which focuses on cyber warfare. We discussed the history of cyber warfare and current issues.

0:57 – Nick talks about why he wrote a book on cyber warfare.

2:47 – Nick talks about historical cyber attacks from 1986 and early 2000s

8:26 – Nick addresses the use of cyber attacks prior to kinetic conflict.

11:06 – Nick talks about the national infrastructures for cyber warfare.

12:29 – Nick talks about the myths and realities about cyber warfare.

20:52 – Nick talks about the development of the internet.

23:19 – Nick talks about the ways in which hackers infiltrate systems.

26:22 – Nick compares Russian activity between 2007 and now.

30:50 – Nick talks about cyber warfare targeting civilians rather than just military.

32:53 – Nick talks about social media issues.

34:45 – Nick talks about the resources he used.

36:25 – Nick talks about the cyber actors nations are using for cyber warfare.

41:38 – Nick talks about the Geneva convention and its applicability to cyber conflict.

44:35 – Nick expands on cyber warfare assumptions and attribution.

47:07 – Nick defines the term attribution.

50:40 – Nick talks about social media and politics.

51:58 – Nick talks about future analysis of historic cyber attacks.

56:33 – Nick can be found on twitter @historyncontext.

 

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https://products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/product.aspx?pc=A6073C

https://twitter.com/historyncontext

 

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Guests: Nicholas Michael Sambaluk

Host: Cris Alvarez

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