The Strategy Bridge

May 26 2024 55 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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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.

Wargaming Education and Design with Sebastian Bae

May 21 2023 34 mins  
Sebastian Bae joins the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about wargaming education and design and his new game “Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific.” Bae is the editor of the book “Forging Wargamers: A Framework for Professional Military Education.” He works as a research analyst and game designer in the defense industry and serves as an adjunct assistant professor at the Cente

The Mobile Riverine Force in the Vietnam War with Erik Villard

Mar 27 2023 48 mins  
During the Vietnam War, a joint Army and Navy unit known as the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) was established to operate in the maritime environment of the Mekong Delta. In the episode we talk about the Mobile Riverine Force with Erik Villard, the digital military historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History and a historian of the Vietnam War. Villard is the author of “Co

Water, Roads, and Rail in the Gettysburg Campaign with Troy Harman

Feb 19 2023 50 mins  
National Park Service Ranger Troy Harman joins the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about the role of the location of water, roads, and rail in the decision making during the Gettysburg campaign. We also talk about how symbolism built into the design of the park shapes views of the battle. Harman has served as a ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park since 1989 and he is the au