Today's guest is one of the brightest historians of the Post-Vietnam US Army, and he's Irish! Please welcome to the pod David Fitzgerald, a Senior Lecture in History at University College, Cork. Born and raised in Cork, David spent some time at University College, Dublin, before returning to his home county, where he directs UCC's online MA in Strategic Studies program. His work includes Learning to Forget: US Army Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq (Stanford) and most recently Uncertain Warriors: The United States Army between the Cold War and the War on Terror (Cambridge).

Join us for a fun chat with David Fitzgerald - we'll talk about Six Nations Rugby, how armies "learn," hurling, the challenges of online graduate programs, The Frames, and more - Enjoy!

Shout-out to The Mutton Lane Pub in Cork!

Rec.: 03/06/2024