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Thorsten Gromes, "Sustaining Peace After Civil War: Insights from 48 Recent Cases" (Springer, 2026)

Sustaining Peace After Civil War: Insights from 48 Recent Cases (Springer, 2026) examines one of the most important questions in peace research: What leads to enduring peace after civil wars, and what leads to the resurgence of violence? For decades... more

8 Apr 2026 • 41 min

Andrew Thomas Park, "Sarah Wambaugh and the Plebiscite: The Turbulent History of a Democratic Alternative to War" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

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Hilary Matfess, "After Liberation: Women and the Politics of Expectations in Rebel-to-Party Transitions" (Stanford UP, 2026)

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Lindsay Rae Smith Privette, "The Surgeon's Battle: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign and Changed the Civil War" (UNC Press, 2025)

Between May 1 and May 22, 1863, Union soldiers marched nearly 200 miles through the hot, humid countryside to assault and capture the fortified city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Upon its arrival, the army laid siege to the city for a grueling forty-sev... more

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Robert Cribb

Professor of Asian History; co-author of the book

Australian National University

Episode: Robert Cribb and Sandra Wilson, "Twelve Japanese War Criminals and One Who Got Away" (U Hawaiʻi Press, 2026)

Sandra Wilson

Professor of Japanese History; co-author of the book

Murdoch University

Episode: Robert Cribb and Sandra Wilson, "Twelve Japanese War Criminals and One Who Got Away" (U Hawaiʻi Press, 2026)

Peter Mauch

Author of Tojo, The Rise and Fall of Japan's Most Controversial World War II General

Harvard University Press / Harvard University Asia Center

Episode: Peter Mauch, "Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Most Controversial World War II General" (Harvard UP, 2026)

Susanne Vees-Gulani

Author of Icon Dresden, Baroque City, Air War Symbol, Political Token

Case Western Reserve University

Episode: Susanne Vees-Gulani, 'Icon Dresden: Baroque City, Air War Symbol, Political Token" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

Sidra Hamidi

Assistant Professor, Political Science, Trinity College (Hartford, CT)

Trinity College

Episode: Sidra Hamidi, "After Fission: Recognition and Contestation in the Atomic Age" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Timothy Manion

Author of Why Barbarossa Failed: Germany and Russia in the Second World War

Helion and Company

Episode: Timothy Manion, "Why Barbarossa Failed: Germany and Russia in the Second World War" (Helion, 2026)

Robert A. Pape

Professor of political science at the University of Chicago, specializing in international security affairs

University of Chicago

Episode: Our Age of War: A Discussion with Author Robert Pape

Foster Chamberlin

Assistant teaching professor at Northern Arizona University; author of Uncivil Guard

Northern Arizona University; Louisiana State University Press

Episode: Foster Chamberlin, "Uncivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War" (Louisiana State UP, 2025)

Gudrun Persson

Associate Professor of Slavic Studies at Stockholm University; author

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Episode: Gudrun Persson, "Russian Military Thought: The Evolution of Strategy Since the Crimean War" (Georgetown UP, 2025)

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Great Podcast! But sound quality …
Unfortunately the sound quality doesn’t match the content quality.
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A Wasted Opportunity on a Timely Topic
This is a very complex topic, and I appreciate the author’s attempt to distill it into a 25-minute excerpt. Like the scholars cited in the research, Robinson’s work should be given a prominent place in mid- and senior-level PME.
The interviewer did a poor job of eliciting detailed answers. In fact, she sounded by turns bored or patronizing, and was either out of her depth or so inattentive that she bungled Robinson’s full name at the end. Not nearly the best episode I’ve heard, but I will check... more
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Get an interviewer who can speak ...
... the host has a bizarre accent that sounds like Peter Sellers as "Dr. Strangelove" but to make it worse makes awful, weird grunting sounds. He also interrupts as does not give the interviewee enough time to speak. Great books, great topics but the host makes the podcast unlistenable.
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Arthur W. Gullachsen, "The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend: Volume II: Operations Martlet, Epsom, Windsor and Charnwood 11 June-12 July 1944" (Casemate, 2026)

Q: What lessons from this book are relevant for modern military command and planning?

Key lessons include the primacy of logistics and industrial capacity in sustaining warfare, the need to anticipate replacement rates for personnel and matériel, and the importance of coordinating infantry with artillery and air power to achieve decisive outcomes in a modern theater.

Arthur W. Gullachsen, "The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend: Volume II: Operations Martlet, Epsom, Windsor and Charnwood 11 June-12 July 1944" (Casemate, 2026)

Q: Can you explain what makes a division better at maneuver versus attrition and what organizational factors influence this?

Maneuver power hinges on armor, fuel, and replacement capacity to sustain counterstrikes, while attrition power relies on reinforced infantry, artillery, and continuous supply; the German division lacked reserves and reinforcement, tipping the balance toward attrition against a well-supported Allied force.

Susanne Vees-Gulani, 'Icon Dresden: Baroque City, Air War Symbol, Political Token" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?

Susanne explains her background as a literary scholar and Germanist, tracing her interest to post-reunification travels in East Germany and the way Dresden's prewar cultural status and the postwar destruction shaped a persistent narrative; she decided to write Icon Dresden to unpack how this narrative was constructed, marketed, and maintained across different political regimes and into the present day.

Foster Chamberlin, "Uncivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War" (Louisiana State UP, 2025)

Q: What lessons might contemporary police forces draw from this history?

Militarized organizational culture, if coupled with isolation from the communities they police, can lead to heightened violence and public mistrust. The book argues for balancing discipline with community-based policing approaches, where understanding local dynamics and ensuring non-lethal options are available can prevent cycles of violence.

Foster Chamberlin, "Uncivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War" (Louisiana State UP, 2025)

Q: How did the Civil Guard's organizational culture influence its shift from neutrality to confrontation?

Honor, discipline, and solidarity within the Guard, along with a strong military-in-police hybrid identity, fostered a mindset that prioritized the defense of state authority. When legitimacy declined and protests rose, that culture often translated into violent responses to perceived threats to honor and authority, especially in rural towns where isolation from communities strengthened antagonism.

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