Confused Heap of Facts

By: CGSC Command and General Staff College
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  • Historians from the CGSC Department of Military History discuss topics in military history, ranging from antiquity to the near-present.
    2023 Command and General Staff College
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Episodes
  • Episode 61.5 – Schedule Announcement

    Episode 61.5 – Schedule Announcement
    Sep 23 2024
    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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    Less than 1 minute
  • Episode 61 – Brown on Eisenhower’s New Look

    Episode 61 – Brown on Eisenhower’s New Look
    Sep 15 2024
    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
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Episode 60 – Rafuse on the 1862 Valley Campaign

    Episode 60 – Rafuse on the 1862 Valley Campaign
    Sep 1 2024
    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
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    57 mins
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