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War, and the threat of war, spurs governments to invest in secret military technologies and weapons. Imperial Japan, ahead of the Second World War, was no exception. After the First World War, Japan set up the Noborito Research Institute: a division ... more

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Recent Guests

Stephen Mercado
Author and scholar specializing in Japanese military history
Episode: Stephen C. Mercado, "Japanese Spy Gear and Special Weapons: How Noborito's Scientists and Technicians Served in the Second World War and the Cold War" (Pen & Sword Military, 2025)
Robert Jan van Pelt
Historian and author specializing in architectural history and Holocaust studies
University (specific affiliation not mentioned)
Episode: Robert Jan van Pelt, "The Barrack, 1572-1914: Chapters in the History of Emergency Architecture" (Park Books, 2024)
Catherine Kate Epstein
Author of 'Analog Superpowers, How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State'
U Chicago Press
Episode: Kate Epstein on How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National-Security State" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Dr. Selena Daly
Associate Professor of Italian Studies at University College London
University College London
Episode: Selena Daly, "Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Alice Lovejoy
Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Episode: Alice Lovejoy, "Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War" (U California Press, 2025)
Aileen Teague
Assistant professor in the Department of International Affairs at Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Episode: Aileen Teague, "Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Dr. Stephen Fritz
Historian and author discussing his book on military leadership
East Tennessee State University
Episode: Stephen Fritz, "The First Soldier: Hitler as a Military Leader" (Yale UP, 2018)
Angelos Chaniotis
Professor of Ancient History and Classics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton
Institute for Advanced Study
Episode: Angelos Chaniotis, "Age of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexander to Hadrian" (Harvard UP, 2018)
William Doyle
Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Bristol, a leading historian on the French Revolution
University of Bristol
Episode: William Doyle, "Napoleon at Peace: How to End a Revolution" (Reaktion Books, 2022)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host of New Books in Military History
Rebecca Buchanan
Host of New Books Network

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4.1 out of 5 stars from 253 ratings
  • Trash podcast

    If you like leftist pseudo science you will love this. The one I’m listening to is equating Hitler to Lincoln.

    Zero stars.

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    The American Way!
    United States9 months ago
  • Great episode!

    On, Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State

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    another RJF
    United Statesa year ago
  • Great Podcast! But sound quality …

    Unfortunately the sound quality doesn’t match the content quality.

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    Caro Willeke
    Germanya year ago
  • 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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    Vanguard06
    United States2 years ago
  • 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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    Ian spettell
    United States3 years ago

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Engaging interviews with knowledgeable guests, providing valuable insights into recent research and publications.
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Roger Moorhouse, "Wolfpack: Hitler’s U-Boat War 1939-45" (HarperCollins, 2025)
Q: Could you please start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I'm a freelance historian that focuses on military history. I noticed a gap in the historiography about U-Boats, particularly from the German perspective, and I wanted to fill it.
Stephen C. Mercado, "Japanese Spy Gear and Special Weapons: How Noborito's Scientists and Technicians Served in the Second World War and the Cold War" (Pen & Sword Military, 2025)
Q: How do veterans of Noborito view their work today?
Opinions vary from feelings of guilt stemming from their involvement in biological warfare to a resigned attitude that they served their country during wartime.
Stephen C. Mercado, "Japanese Spy Gear and Special Weapons: How Noborito's Scientists and Technicians Served in the Second World War and the Cold War" (Pen & Sword Military, 2025)
Q: How did you manage to research about Noborito given the destruction of evidence post-war?
Research was primarily based on memoirs from former officers and documents from the Noborito Museum, as official records were largely destroyed.
Stephen C. Mercado, "Japanese Spy Gear and Special Weapons: How Noborito's Scientists and Technicians Served in the Second World War and the Cold War" (Pen & Sword Military, 2025)
Q: How did the Japanese military's defeat in conventional warfare affect their interest in developing the death ray?
As Japan faced losses, they sought unconventional weapons like the death ray as a potential revolutionary technology to regain an advantage over the Allies.
Stephen C. Mercado, "Japanese Spy Gear and Special Weapons: How Noborito's Scientists and Technicians Served in the Second World War and the Cold War" (Pen & Sword Military, 2025)
Q: What was the primary objective of counterfeiting currency from the Chinese economy?
The Japanese aimed to destroy the Chinese economy to undermine resistance during their military campaigns in China.

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