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War Veterans and Fascism with Angel Alcalde May 24, 2021

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In the years following the First World War, the Italian fascist movement appropriated the symbol of the veteran as a new revolutionary political force. In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk about the fascist myth of the veteran with Dr. Angel Alcalde. Alcalde is the author of "War Veterans and Fascism in Interwar Europe" and is a lecturer in Twentieth Century European History at the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne.

The U.S. Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 with John McManus Apr 19, 2021

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By the summer of 1945, 1.8 million American soldiers were serving in the war against Japan in the Pacific and Asia. This included 21 U.S. Army infantry and airborne divisions plus independent regimental combat teams and tank battalions. In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk with Dr. John McManus about the role the Army played in the Pacific during the first two years of the war. McManus is the author of "Fire and Fortitude: The U.S. Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943" and is the Curators' Distinguished Professor of Military History at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

The Politics and Strategy of Project Apollo Jan 27, 2021

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In this episode of Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony about how the Apollo program to put men on the moon was created and run as an instrument of foreign policy. Muir-Harmony is the curator of the Project Apollo collection at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and is the author of the book "Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo."

A Foreign Service Officer in South Sudan with Elizabeth Shackelford Dec 20, 2020

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In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk with Elizabeth Shackelford about her book "The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age." In the book Shackelford writes about her time in South Sudan as a Foreign Service Officer and what she experienced when the new country descended into war.

Strategic Culture, Ideology, and Military Strategy with Jeremy Black Dec 07, 2020

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In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk about strategic culture, ideology, and military strategy with Jeremy Black. He is an emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter and the author of "Military Strategy: A Global History."

Strategy Before Clausewitz with Beatrice Heuser Nov 08, 2020

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In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk with Prof. Beatrice Heuser from the University of Glasgow about whether strategic thinking as we have come to understand it existed in the centuries before the word "strategy" was introduced into the Western European languages. Heuser is the author of the book "Strategy Before Clausewitz: Linking Warfare and Statecraft, 1400-1830."

On Bernard Brodie's "A Layman's Guide to Naval Strategy" with Nick Prime Oct 25, 2020

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In 1942 Bernard Brodie published the first edition of his book "A Layman's Guide to Naval Strategy." It would see a total of 5 editions, the last in 1964 with a slightly changed title of "A Guide to Naval Strategy." In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk about Brodie's book with Dr. Nick Prime. Prime is a post-doctoral fellow with the Army Strategic Education program at the Army War College.

On Grand Strategy with John Lewis Gaddis Sep 09, 2020

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In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Dr. John Lewis Gaddis about his book "On Grand Strategy." Gaddis is the Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military & Naval History at Yale University and was the founding director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy.

The Strategist and the General Staff Officer with Jacqueline Whitt and J.P. Clark Jul 20, 2020

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In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk with Dr. Jacqueline Whitt and Dr. J.P. Clark about their two essays in the book "On Strategy: A Primer." Whitt is an Associate Professor of Strategy at the Army War College and the author of the essay "The Strategists' Mixing Board: Characteristics of a Strategist." Clark is an active duty Army officer who has served 14 years as an Army Strategist and is the co-author along with Frances Park of the essay "Practical Strategists: The Perspective and Craft of the General Staff Officer."

"Useful Fiction," Imaginative Thinking, and National Security Affairs with August Cole May 26, 2020

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In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk with August Cole about how fiction and imaginative thinking can inform how we approach national security affairs. Cole is a non-resident senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. From 2014-2017 he directed the Art of Future Warfare Project which explored creative and narrative works for insight into the future of conflict. He works on creative futures at SparkCognition, an artificial intelligence company, and along with Peter Singer he is the author of two novels "Ghost Fleet" and "Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution."

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