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Emily Matson

Author of China's Date Debate, How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II

Georgetown University / University of Virginia (PhD)

Episode: Emily Matson, "China’s Date Debate: How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

Tom Trier

Author of Blue Sea, Black Gold, Red Banner, The South Caucasus and Scandinavia, 1880s–1920s

Northern Illinois University Press

Episode: Tom Trier, "Blue Sea, Black Gold, Red Banner: The South Caucasus and Scandinavia, 1880s–1920s" (Northern Illinois UP, 2026)

Malcolm Murfett

Professor of War Studies at James College, London

James College, London

Episode: Malcolm Murfett, "Eden's Alternative to Appeasement: The Anglo-American Strategy that Might Have Been, 1937–38" (Tithebarn Press, 2026)

Travis Bruce

Professor of Medieval History at McGill University

McGill University

Episode: Travis Bruce, "Constructing the Medieval Maritime State: Identity, Violence, and Connection in the Mediterranean" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Vivek Neelakantan

Independent historian of medicine based out of Mumbai, India; focuses on global health with a thrust on South and Southeast Asia

Independent historian of medicine

Episode: Vivek Neelakantan, "The Emergence of International Health Policy in Southeast Asia, India, and Sri Lanka, 1937–1978" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

Marian Scheuer Sofaer

Esquire; translator and editor of the English edition

Brill Reference Library of Judaism / Babylonian Jewish Heritage Center (implied)

Episode: Zvi Yehuda and Marian Scheuer Sofaer, "The Expulsion of Jews from Iraq, 20th Century: The Agonies of Redemption" (Brill, 2024)

Einav Yehuda-Shnaidman

Doctor of Life Sciences; historian providing context and personal connection to the research

Ministry of Health (Israel) / family connection to author

Episode: Zvi Yehuda and Marian Scheuer Sofaer, "The Expulsion of Jews from Iraq, 20th Century: The Agonies of Redemption" (Brill, 2024)

Steven Veerapen

Author of Overlord: The Life and Reign of Henry VIII

University of Edinburgh / Berlin Press / Birlinn (depending on context in episode)

Episode: Steven Veerapen, "Overlord: A New History of the Life and Reign of Henry VIII" (Simon & Schuster, 2026

Nabi Sahak

Author of Anglo-Afghan Power and Politics, 1893–1947: The Durand Line Unmasked

Palgrave Macmillan (author)

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Emily Matson, "China’s Date Debate: How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

Q: Could you introduce the core question your book addresses and why the dating of World War II in China matters?

The book examines why Chinese scholars in Manchuria and elsewhere argued for extending the war timeline from 1937–1945 to 1931–1945, and why this matters for how China's war memory is constructed, taught, and used in political discourse today.

Malcolm Murfett, "Eden's Alternative to Appeasement: The Anglo-American Strategy that Might Have Been, 1937–38" (Tithebarn Press, 2026)

Q: If your book could be said to have a thesis, what exactly would it be?

The thesis is that Eden perceived a real opportunity in the Americans to address Japan before it became too problematic, and that combining Anglo-American effort could have prevented a more dangerous clash later on, potentially altering the balance in both the European and Pacific theaters.

Eamonn Gearon, "The Arab Bureau: The Story of Britain's Most Ingenious Intelligence Unit" (Hurst, 2026)

Q: What were the main innovations and lessons from the Arab Bureau?

Its innovations included assembling a diverse team to tackle problems from multiple angles, leveraging language skills and local contacts, and integrating linguistic, cultural, and regional expertise into operational intelligence and propaganda efforts; the episode also emphasizes the importance of trustworthy access to decision-makers and concise, actionable reporting.

Eamonn Gearon, "The Arab Bureau: The Story of Britain's Most Ingenious Intelligence Unit" (Hurst, 2026)

Q: What exactly is the Arab Bureau?

The Arab Bureau was a small British military intelligence unit in Cairo established in 1916 to collect political, military, tribal, and cultural intelligence about the Arab lands, disseminating findings through a centralized in-house journal and coordinating with British authorities in Cairo and Egypt.

Anna Lively, "Revolutionary Connections: Russia and Ireland, 1905-1923" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: What were the connections between radicals in Ireland and Russia?

Radical networks between Ireland and Russia were broad, spanning diaspora communities, print culture, and collaboration across political groups, with interactions extending to religious and liberal circles, and wartime exchanges during World War I.

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