Ep 28: Wesley Morgan on Afghanistan, Part 1 of 2
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The “fog of war” has always been a problem, but sometimes the “fog” is less about “what’s on the other side of a hill” and more about “who’s fighting with you and who’s trying to kill you”. In Afghanistan, as Wes Morgan makes clear, the “fog” was thick, at times dangerously so.
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Ep 27: Fred Kagan on Ukraine II
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Fred Kagan, Senior Fellow and Director of Critical Threats Project at @aei , joins the show to discuss where the war in Ukraine stands, how initial Russian designs failed, and where the conflict is headed.
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The Crimean War with Andrew Lambert
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Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies, King's College, joins the show to discuss the Crimean War, including why it shouldn’t have been called by that name. Professor Lambert also explains the relevance of the Crimean War to today’s war in Ukraine.
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A Conversation With Professor Waller Newell
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Waller Newell, Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Carleton University, joins the show to discuss tyranny and tyrants—and Vladimir Putin in particular. Find Professor Newell's books on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Cambridge University Press. Follow him on twitter @waller_newell
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A Conversation With Professor Richard Overy
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This week host Aaron MacLean talked with Professor Overy about his latest book Blood and Ruins: The Last imperial War 1931-1945. The conversation covered a lot of ground; from the rise and fall of the Axis powers to various types of imperialism, and at the end Professor Overy gives a recommended reading list for WWII.
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It's the local news' favorite time of year—the time to sound the alarm that potheads could be dolling out weed-laced candies to kids on Halloween. But Chris isn't convinced that stoners would be so willing to share their stash, and fear-mongering assingment editors need to "take a gummy and chill out."
This and more on this week's episode of Ink Stained Wretches. Find us on ITunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
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