The Strategy Bridge

Jan 18 2025 58 ep. 50 mins 2.5k
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The Strategy Bridge podcast features interviews on strategic affairs and diplomatic & military history.

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Militarism in Post-Colonial Africa with Samuel Fury Childs Daly

Jan 18 2025 53 mins  
In the years after independence, military coups overthrew civilian governments in many new African countries and tried to transform their societies into martial utopias. In this episode of the Strategy Bridge podcast, we talk with Samuel Fury Childs Daly about the ideology of militarism, military dictatorships, and how law both enabled and challenged them. Daly is Associate Profess

Alfred Thayer Mahan and the Concept of Sea Power with Nicholas Lambert

Dec 15 2024 59 mins  
Nicholas Lambert joins the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about Alfred Thayer Mahan, his concept of sea power, and the ideas and events that shaped his worldview. Lambert is the author of “The Neptune Factor: Alfred Thayer Mahan and the Concept of Sea Power.”

Edward Mead Earle and “Makers of Modern Strategy” with Michael Finch

Nov 24 2024 56 mins  
In 1943, the book “Makers of Modern Strategy” was released and was an immediate success. The editor, Edward Mead Earle, had hoped to offer the public a historical lens through which to understand a world in the midst of a global war. Joining us to talk about the book, its intellectual history, and legacy is Michael Finch. Finch is the author of “Making Makers: The Past, The P

From the Rappahannock to Gettysburg with Scott Mingus and Eric Wittenberg

May 26 2024 60 mins  
From June 3-30, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac moved from their positions along the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, VA north to Pennsylvania where they met in battle at Gettysburg. In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Scott Mingus and Eric Wittenberg about some of the key events of this movement. They are the authors of

The Delaware River Campaign of 1777 with James McIntyre

Apr 20 2024 56 mins  
Between September and November of 1777, the Continental Army and Pennsylvania State Navy fought to deny the British access to the Delaware River to prevent the Royal Navy from supplying British troops in Philadelphia. In this episode, James McIntyre joins the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about the Delaware River Campaign and his book “A Most Gallant Resistance.” McIntyre is

The Geographies of War with Jeremy Black

Feb 17 2024 43 mins  
Jeremy Black returns to the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about geographical concepts, mapmaking, strategy, geopolitics and his book “The Geographies of War.” Black is Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University.

Indigenous Warfare in Eastern North America with Wayne Lee

Jan 21 2024 53 mins  
In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Wayne Lee about his book “The Cutting-Off Way: Indigenous Warfare in Eastern North America, 1500-1800.” Lee is Bruce W. Carney Professor of History and the University of North Carolina.

The Fight for Women to Fly in Combat with Eileen Bjorkman

Dec 17 2023 53 mins  
Eileen Bjorkman joins the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about her book “Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat.” The book tells the story of how women fought for equality in the armed services and for the right to serve on flight crews in combat. Bjorkman is a retired Air Force colonel and flight test engineer.

Martial Aesthetics with Anders Engberg-Pedersen

Oct 23 2023 46 mins  
In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we are joined by Anders Engberg-Pedersen to talk about his book “Martial Aesthetics: How War Became an Art Form.” He is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Copenhagen.

The U.S. Army in the Pacific War, 1945 with John McManus

Sep 22 2023 56 mins  
Dr. John McManus returns to the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about the final book in his trilogy on the U.S. Army in the Pacific War, “To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945.” McManus is the Curator's Distinguished Professor of US military history at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.