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Confused Heap of Facts

CGSC, Command and General Staff College

Historians from the CGSC Department of Military History discuss topics in military history, ranging from antiquity to the near-present.

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Episode 36 - Periodization with Hosler

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2023/08/15

Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Dr. Bill Nance and Dr. John Hosler to nerd out about a controversial topic in historiography: periodization. They discuss why periodization is important, how it can be done, and what issues accompany it. They also illustrate some of the pitfalls of periodization, including whose stories it might prejudice. "History is only a confused heap of facts." - Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan

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Episode 35 - Cotter on the 2003 Iraq Invasion

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2023/08/01

Dr. Bill Nance, joined by Dr. Jonathan Abel, talk to Dr. Dave Cotter about the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. Dr. Cotter outlines his role in the invasion, working in one of the logistics units that enabled it. He explains the difficulties of operating in the theater and what workarounds he and his team developed. Dr. Nance discusses the invasion from his perspective, at its front lines, and how Dr. Cotter's role enabled his actions. "History is only a confused heap of facts." - Philip Dormer Stanhope,

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Episode 34 - Bonura on French Influences on the US Army

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2023/07/15

Dr. Jonathan Abel and Dr. Bill Nance sit down with special guest Dr. Mike Bonura of DJIMO to discuss the French influences on the US Army from its earliest years to the US Civil War. He outlines how the French were the paradigm army of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and what immediate and long-term influences that had on US Army theory and practice. "History is only a confused heap of facts." - Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH DMH

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Episode 33 - Kuehn on the Strategic Roots of WW2 in...

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2023/07/01

Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Dr. Bill Nance to discuss the deep roots of the Asia-Pacific theater(s) of World War 2 with Dr. John Kuehn. Dr. Kuehn analyzes the growing conflict around the turn of the nineteenth century between Japan and its neighbors China and Russia, then how that led to animosity with the United States. He details the roles each country with interests in the Pacific, including the aforementioned and many European powers, played in the strategic environment of the pre-war period

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Episode 32 - Vietnam Vets

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2023/06/15

Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Drs. Martin Clemis and Bill Nance in a very special episode where they talk to three Vietnam War veterans about their experiences in that conflict. Guests LTC Jack Burkett, BG William West, and COL Thomas Dials (Retired) all served in Vietnam between 1966 and 1972 in a variety of capacities. They detail their backgrounds and experiences before and during the war. They also explain public opinion of the war as they experienced it, both in the US and in Vietnam. Finally,

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Episode 31 - Jennings and Nance on Cavalry

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2023/06/02

Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by LTC Nate Jennings, PhD, and DR. Bill Nance to discuss the history and evolution of cavalry. They begin in the earliest recorded periods, discussing what the mounted arm brought to ancient warfare. They then trace its development through the early-modern and Napoleonic eras before explaining the effects on cavalry of motorization, mechanization, and armor. Along the way, they explain basic cavalry concepts like screening and scouting, shock, and the petite

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Episode 30 - Dutch Army Historians

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2023/05/16

Dr. Jonathan Abel, joined by Dr. Bill Nance, hosts a very special episode with two historians from the Royal Dutch Army, Marco Middelwijk and Jaus Müller. They discuss the importance of history in professional military education and how the Dutch Army makes use of it. They also talk about how the Dutch, and the Dutch Army, approach their own history, including the difficult period of the Second World War. "History is only a confused heap of facts." - Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of

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Episode 29 - Riotto on US Civil War POWs

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2023/05/02

Dr. Jonathan Abel, joined by Dr. Bill Nance, discuss US Civil War POWs with Dr. Angela Riotto. She explains how a soldier might become a POW and what the differences in kinds of POWs were. She details how POWs thought about themselves during and after their captivity. She discusses the conditions of the camps, which worsened throughout the war, especially in the South. Finally, she outlines how POWs and memory helped shape the Lost Cause. "History is only a confused heap of facts." - Philip Dormer

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Episode 28 - On the Road at the 2023 SMH

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2023/04/15

Dr. Jonathan Abel is on the road at the 2023 meeting of the Society for Military History in San Diego, California, speaking with a variety of military historians on topics ranging from the late seventeenth century to Vietnam. Lineup: Eighteenth-century grand strategy and Corsica with Dr. Joshua Meeks, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Policy at the US Naval War College WASPS with Dr. Sarah Myers, Assistant Professor of History at Messiah University Late seventeenth- and early

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Episode 27 - Jennings on the US Army and History

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2023/04/01

Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Dr. Bill Nance to examine with LTC Nate Jennings, PhD, how the US Army uses history. They discuss the role of history in professional military education within the Army, including how it shapes officers' education and training. They interrogate the utility of history, especially military history, in the Army. They conclude by drawing some connections between history and modern events. "History is only a confused heap of facts." - Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of

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Episode 26 - Ringgenberg on US Army Signals in WWI

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2023/03/15

Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Dr. Bill Nance to discuss US Army signals with Professor Dirk Ringgenberg. They begin by dissecting the origins of the US Army Signal Corps, particularly as technology developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They detail how the Army procured both equipment and experts in that equipment, allowing it to maintain technological currency. Finally, they discuss many of the difficulties of battlefield signals during the Great War. "History is only

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Episode 25 - Fry On US Civil War Battlefields

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2023/03/01

Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Dr. Bill Nance to discuss US battlefields with Dr. Zach Fry, especially Civil War battlefields. They explore what constitutes a battlefield, how battlefields are created and curated, and what meaning that process creates. They examine the influence of battlefields and preservation on American memory, particularly of the Civil War. Finally, Dr. Fry explains how visiting battlefields benefits his research and his students' learning. "History is only a confused heap

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Episode 24 - On the Road at the 2023 CRE

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2023/02/15

Dr. Jonathan Abel goes on the road at the 2023 meeting of the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, a yearly conference dedicated to the history of the period 1750 to 1850, especially military history. He first sits down with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze of LSU-Shreveport and the Knoll Collection and Jack Gill of the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies and the International Institute for Strategic Studies to discuss logistics in the Napoleonic era. He then has a conversation with Dr

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Episode 23 - Kuehn on the US Navy during and after...

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2023/02/03

Dr. John Kuehn joins Drs. Jonathan Abel and Angela Riotto to discuss the 1910s and 1920s US Navy. He begins by explaining the nature of the Navy and its place in the government during the period. He elaborates on its mission during the Great War. He then details the various missions it undertook after the war, as the US gained international commitments that the diplomat-commanders of the Navy were well-suited for. "History is only a confused heap of facts." - Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of

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Episode 22 - Cotter on the Holocaust

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2023/01/16

DMH Director and instructor Dr. Dave Cotter joins host Dr. Jonathan Abel and Dr. Angela Riotto to discuss the Holocaust. He outlines its various elements and how the were carried out. He discusses the importance of the Holocaust to World War 2 studies and military history, and the importance of war crimes to military history and historiography in general. "History is only a confused heap of facts." - Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH DMH Podcast

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Episode 21 - Dean On Doctrine

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2022/11/17

Special guest LTC Nikki Dean of the US Army Combined-Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) joins host Dr. Jonathan Abel and Dr. Angela Riotto to discuss doctrine and its importance. The discuss what doctrine is and how it's used in the US Army. They detail how doctrine is created and what misconceptions people have about it. LTC Dean describes how she uses her unique voice on social media to encourage reading and understanding of doctrine. Finally, they explain how history and doctrine

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Episode 20 - Sterrett on Wargaming

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2022/11/01

Special guest Dr. James Sterrett, Deputy Director in the Directorate of Simulation Education at CGSC, joins Dr. Jonathan Abel to discuss the history and importance of wargaming. They begin with a discussion of the origins of wargaming in the Prusso-German system. They turn to the purpose of wargaming and why it's such an important part of officer education. They also discuss the practice of wargaming in professional military education, particularly in cultivating decision making and strategic

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Episode 19 - Babb on China's "Century of Humiliation"

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2022/10/15

Dr. Geoff Babb joins Dr. Jonathan Abel and Dr. Angela Riotto to talk about China's "Century of Humiliation," referring to the period from around 1840 to 1950 when internal issues and outside powers combined to destroy the Qing Dynasty and eventually see the seizure of power by the Chinese Communist Party. Babb begins with the intervention of the British and other foreign powers in China in the mid-nineteenth century and the internal unrest that followed, including the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions

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Episode 18 - Maxwell on the Racial Integration of the...

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2022/10/03

Dr. Jeremy Maxwell joins Dr. Jonathan Abel and Dr. Angela Riotto to talk about the racial integration of the US Army in the mid-twentieth century. He begins by discussing the segregation of the Army and how it began to be questioned in the early part of the century. He details how World War 2 was a turning point, both for Black Americans and for President Harry Truman, in how America viewed segregation within the Army. He then discusses how the segregation was ordered and carried out, explaining

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Episode 17 - Demystifying Deterrence Theorists with...

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2022/09/15

Dr. Sean Kalic, DMH Master Instructor, talks with Drs. Jonathan Abel and Angela Riotto about deterrence theory in the twentieth century. They begin with the immediate post-World War 2 period and the advent of nuclear weapons, first by the US in 1945 and then by the Soviets by 1950. They discuss how American and Soviet theorists reacted to the weapons, their potential uses, and what nuclear conflict might look like. They analyze the effects of the Korean and Vietnam Wars on deterrence theory,

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