Confused Heap of Facts

By CGSC, Command and General Staff College

Historians from the CGSC Department of Military History discuss topics in military history, ranging from antiquity to the near-present.... more

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The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.

Confused Heap of Facts episodes:

November 01, 2024 Episode 63 – He Who Desires Peace, Let Him Prepare for War:” Hosler Talks Vegetius
Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Dr. John Hosler to discuss the Roman military theorist Vegetius. They discuss Vegetius’s work and its themes. They trace its transmission and influence through the medieval period. They examine its use in early modern France. They conclude by discussing one of the major misuses of Vegetius and similar works.
“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield
Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH
DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance
Artwork: Daniel O. Neal
Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
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1h 6min
October 01, 2024 Episode 62 – Clemis on Twentieth-Century Vietnamese Politics
Drs. Jonathan Abel and Bill Nance continue their discussions about Vietnam with Dr. Martin Clemis. They dive into Vietnamese politics throughout the twentieth century. They begin with major influences on Vietnam like China, France, Marxism, and Buddhism. They detail how politics evolved throughout the century, particularly in the North. They explain how America’s Vietnam War shaped those politics. They conclude by explaining why the US often mis-read Vietnamese politics during its war.
“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield
Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH
DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance
Artwork: Daniel O. Neal
Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
...more
1h 5min
September 23, 2024 Episode 61.5 – Schedule Announcement
A short of announcement that we'll be moving to a once-a-month model for CHF instead of the twice -a-month.
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1min
September 15, 2024 Episode 61 – Brown on Eisenhower’s New Look
Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Dr. Gates Brown to discuss Eisenhower’s New Look policy. They outline the background to Eisenhower’s strategic views via the late 1940s and early 1950s. They explain what Eisenhower’s approach to deterrence was via the New Look and Massive Retaliation. They explore the responses within the Army, particularly the Pentomic Division, to that policy. They then conclude with some lessons learned from the period.

“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH

DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance

Artwork: Daniel O. Neal

Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
...more
1h 17min
September 01, 2024 Episode 60 – Rafuse on the 1862 Valley Campaign
Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Dr. Bill Nance to discuss the 1862 Valley Campaign of the U.S. Civil War with Dr. Ethan Rafuse. They discuss the background of the campaign and how it fit into the other Union efforts that spring. They detail the fighting in the valley and how Union efforts failed. They conclude with lessons from the campaign, including Stonewall Jackson’s operational art and leadership.

“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH

DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance

Artwork: Daniel O. Neal

Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
...more
58min
August 15, 2024 Episode 59 – Abel on Early Modern European Military Theorists
Dr. Bill Nance interviews Dr. Jonathan Abel about military theory during the early modern period, especially in France. They discuss the gap in knowledge between Machiavelli and Clausewitz that many modern students of the subject have, and how it developed. They detail the theorists who worked between those periods and how theory evolved. They talk about the Military Enlightenment and how it led to the works of Jomini and Clausewitz at the advent of the modern era.

“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH

DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance

Artwork: Daniel O. Neal

Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
...more
1h 6min
August 01, 2024 Episode 58 - Kuehn talks JC Wiley
Dr. Jonathan Abel is joined by Dr. Bill Nance and guest Dr. John Kuehn to talk about an under appreciated theorist: JC Wiley. They discuss his background and how it shaped his theory. They note his service record in World War II, including his participation in the foundation of the Combat Information Center (CIC). They then explore his theories, including how strategy relates to the other levels of war.

"History is only a confused heap of facts." - Phillip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH

DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance

Artwork: Daniel O. Neal

Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band :
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1h 1min
July 15, 2024 Episode 57 – Clemis on Dau Tranh
Drs. Jonathan Abel and Bill Nance sit down with Dr. Martin Clemis to discuss Vietnamese communist strategy in the Vietnam War, especially what is known as “dau tranh.” Clemis describes the holistic communist approach that stymied efforts by the French, Americans, and Chinese to defeat it. He traces its origins in Marxism and Maoism, and he discusses how it functioned. Finally, he offers some personal opinions on why the US struggled with dau tranh.

“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH

DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance

Artwork: Daniel O. Neal

Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
...more
1h 2min
July 01, 2024 Episode 56 – Nagel on Race Relations in the US Army 1900-1918
Drs. Jonathan Abel and Bill Nance are back with Dr. Amanda Nagel to talk race relations in the US Army in the early twentieth century. The dig into social and military issues as Jim Crow began its long reign in the US, including the Army. They detail the struggle of Black American officers to find justice and equity in the Army leading into World War I. They discuss some of the influence that that war had on the topic, looking forward to the burgeoning civil rights movement.

“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH

DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance

Artwork: Daniel O. Neal

Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
...more
1h 4min
June 15, 2024 Episode 55 – Babb on the Russo-Japanese War
Dr. Jonathan Abel, with Dr. Bill Nance, talks with Dr. Geoff Babb about one of the most important twentieth-century conflicts: the Russo-Japanese War. They discuss why the Russians were not prepared for the war, while the Japanese were. They detail the difficulties both sides faced in fighting it. They conclude by discussing its influence, particularly looking towards World War I.

“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH

DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance

Artwork: Daniel O. Neal

Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
...more
56min

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