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New Books in Military History

Marshall Poe
World War II
World War I
Cold War
Military History
American Civil War
Vietnam War
Second World War
Civil War
Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
Japan
First World War
Ukraine
German Army
United States
Military Strategy
Russia
Operation Barbarossa
Colonialism
Allied Powers

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An in-depth examination of how the United States can build more effective partner militaries.

Military assistance has a bad reputation. Large-scale attempts to build partner militaries in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam cost the United States billion... more

In 1898, on the eve of the Spanish-American War, the US Army seemed minuscule and ill-equipped for global conflict. Yet over the next fifteen years, its soldiers defeated Spain and pacified nationalist insurgencies in both Cuba and the Philippines. D... more

Themistocles is one of the great personages of ancient Athens, known for his heroics in warfare as well as for his overweening and ultimately tragic ambitions. In Themistocles: The Rise and Fall of Athen’s Naval Mastermind (Yale UP, 2026), Michael Sc... more

Was it one of the war’s most memorable feats of valor or an act of desperation, even madness?

In Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe (Spiegel & Grau, 2026), Matti Friedman unravels one of the strangest episodes of World War II: In 194... more

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Recent Guests

Michael Scott
Author of Themistocles, The Rise and Fall of Athens Naval Mastermind
Yale University Press (author)
Episode: Understanding Themistocles: A Discussion with Author Michael Scott
Matti Friedman
Writer at the intersection of history, memory, and Jewish life
Author of Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe
Episode: Matti Friedman, "Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe" (Spiegel & Grau, 2026)
Homa Katouzian
Author of Iran and the Revolution, A History; historian of Iran and the Middle East
University of Oxford; University of Toronto (visiting); Yale University Press (publisher)
Episode: Homa Katouzian, "Iran and the Revolution: A History" (Yale UP, 2026)
Anand Gopal
Author of Days of Love and Rage
The New Yorker; Author of Days of Love and Rage
Episode: Anand Gopal, "Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution" (Viking, 2026)
Lauren Duval
Author of The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence
University of North Carolina Press
Episode: Lauren Duval, "The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence" (Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2025)
Chunmei Du
Historian of modern China; Associated Professor at Lingnan University
Lingnan University
Episode: Chunmei Du, "Everyday Occupation: American Soldiers and Chinese Civilians in the Aftermath of World War II" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Tim Roberts
Author of After Barbary, Algeria's Roles in the French and American Empires (Cornell University Press, 2025)
University of Oxford (Dr. Holder, topic discussion)
Episode: Timothy Mason Roberts, "After Barbary: Algeria's Roles in the French and American Empires" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Jeffrey Whyte
Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Episode: Jeffrey Whyte, "The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Julia F. Irwin
Author of Catastrophic Diplomacy
University of North Carolina Press
Episode: Julia F. Irwin, "Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century" (UNC Press, 2023)

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Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network
Zaakir Tameez
Author of Charles Sumner biography; guest on books and history

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4.1 out of 5 stars from 258 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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  • Great episode!

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

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    another RJF
    United States2 years ago
  • Great Podcast! But sound quality …

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

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    Caro Willeke
    Germany2 years 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 States3 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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Matti Friedman, "Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe" (Spiegel & Grau, 2026)
Q: Why do you think these stories endure as a founding myth for Israel, and what do you hope readers take away?
The stories endure because they encapsulate a decision to act in the face of catastrophe, offering a model for courage and resilience; I hope readers see the people behind the myth and understand what their choices meant for Jewish identity and the state's founding myth.
Matti Friedman, "Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe" (Spiegel & Grau, 2026)
Q: Can you describe the tension between myth-making and historical accuracy in remembering these parachutists?
The tension is real because myth can obscure what actually happened; I try to balance the emotional power of the story with careful documentation, ensuring the narrative honors both memory and fact.
Matti Friedman, "Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe" (Spiegel & Grau, 2026)
Q: Matti, how do you approach writing about people with incredible courage without flattening them into symbols?
I aim to rehumanize them, showing their flaws and human complexities while remaining true to documented sources, so their heroism feels earned and relatable rather than mythologized.
Ruth Balint, "Destination Elsewhere: Displaced Persons and Their Quest to Leave Postwar Europe" (Cornell UP, 2021)
Q: Can you describe the core shift in refugee policy from repatriation to relocation after World War II?
The core shift was moving from trying to return people to their home countries to resettling them in new, often Western countries, driven by Cold War considerations and the desire to place refugees in democracies rather than Soviet-controlled Europe.
Nathan K. Finney, "Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State in the First World War" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Q: Why focus on North Carolina as a lens to study wartime mobilization and the associational state?
North Carolina provided a granular, regional view that added texture beyond federal and national-level analyses. The archives in Raleigh offered material that showed how local governance, state politics, and administrative networks interacted with national directives, revealing how the associational state operated in practice and informing a broader comparative story across the country.

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A deep-dive, interviewer-led series focuses on recent academic books and scholarly debates across military history, politics, and international affairs. Conversations commonly center on how authors reinterpret events, counterfactuals, or methodological questions, often tying historical analysis to contemporary policy and security contexts. Noteworthy traits include long-form, literature-driven interviews with a strong emphasis on primary sources, archival work, and broader implications for peace, defense, and governance. The show tends to feature researchers and writers who bridge academic rigor with accessible storytelling, making complex histories relevant to both scholars and general listeners.

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