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Military History Podcast

George Hageman

Bringing you the strangest anecdotes, innovative technology, and most significant events of Military History.

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Listen to Military History Podcast, a Society & Culture podcast by George Hageman. Stream 126 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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US Special Operations Forces

US Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is divided up into the following. I will talk about each individual unit listed. Army: 75th Ranger...

12:57May 4, 2009

Planning the American Civil War

This episode answers four basic questions: Why were both North and South so unprepared for war? Which side had the initial advantage? Did th...

25:37Apr 24, 2009

Farragut and the Vicksburg Campaign

Vicksburg was a Confederate fortress guarding the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was the only thing stopping the Union...

20:57Jan 29, 2009

Democracy in Iraq

Why has democracy failed in Iraq? Here are some potential theories, with their originators in parentheses: Modernization (Rostow, Lipset): I...

14:11Nov 21, 2008

Troop Surge in Iraq

This episode focuses on the decision-making strategies that President Bush used in December of 2006 before choosing to commit the troop surg...

14:19Oct 19, 2008

Forces of Nature (2)

Whether they are seen as acts of God, or as simple climate-related occurrences, natural events have always had a sizeable impact on military...

15:10May 24, 2008

Forces of Nature (1)

Whether they are seen as acts of God, or as simple climate-related occurrences, natural events have always had a sizeable impact on military...

10:50May 3, 2008

Occupying Iraq (2003-2007)

This episode covers the period between Bush's declaration of "Mission Accomplished" and the change in coalition leadership (from General Cas...

27:10Apr 19, 2008

The Philosophy of War (2)

According to Lawrence Keeley, "90-95% of known societies engage in war". Why? What compels homo sapiens to kill each other? Why do we fight?...

15:52Apr 7, 2008

The Philosophy of War (1)

According to Lawrence Keeley, "90-95% of known societies engage in war". Why? What compels homo sapiens to kill each other? Why do we fight?...

14:01Mar 24, 2008

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was a poor peasant girl from Lorraine. One day, she had a vision in which three saints urged her to lead the French...

09:36Mar 14, 2008

Frederick the Great

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, is considered the best commander of the European Enlightenment. Despite possessing relatively few peop...

15:13Mar 2, 2008

Lincoln's Assassination

President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a southern sympathizer and a self-proclaimed modern-day Brutus, on April 14...

12:56Feb 18, 2008

Crassus vs. Spartacus

Crassus was the wealthiest man in Rome. Before he joined the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Caesar, he struggled to make a name for himse...

15:41Feb 9, 2008

The Anglo-Dutch Wars

Today's episode's script was written by Andrew Tumath of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. To submit your own script, please send them to me at mili...

19:38Jan 26, 2008

Iraq's Environment

This episode is an analysis of the environmental impacts of the current war in Iraq. There are several major categories, each of which will...

28:35Jan 13, 2008

The John McCains

John McCain Sr: Admiral, Commander of Fast Carrier Task Force in South Pacific during WWII John McCain Jr: Admiral, Commander of Pacific Com...

12:03Jan 1, 2008

Sports - War minus the Shooting

The title of this episode comes from the following George Orwell quote: "Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with...

13:43Dec 26, 2007

Food of WWII

This episode is written by Russell Holman of Merrimack, New Hampshire. If you would like to submit a script to Military History Podcast, ple...

19:11Dec 16, 2007

Aircraft Carriers

Aircraft Carriers are the ultimate tool of modern power projection. They are symbols of both naval strength and air superiority. This episod...

17:10Dec 8, 2007

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