Harvest of Mars: History and War
Harvest of Mars seeks to uncover the essentials of war. Essentials that have been swept under the rug or forgotten by people and societies eager to rewrite history in a way that is intellectually pleasing. This podcast seeks to open your eyes to aspects of military history that, as Paul Fussell accurately noted, never got into the books because of what he called the Disneyfication of war. Here you will get authentic insights from someone who has a genuine love for the material.If you are curious and enjoy seeing things from a new perspective, this is the podcast for you! You do not even know a lot about military history. Perhaps you enjoy stories about the past but have never taken a history course and are just curious. It’s all good. I get students all the time who are new to history and they learn a ton because I nudge people toward new things they have not thought about rather than have them memorize facts. .
Podcasting since 2022 • 21 episodes
Harvest of Mars: History and War
Latest Episodes
Could the Axis Powers Have Won WWII?: Part I
“This is how history went after McCoy changed it … Because ALL this lets them develop the A-bomb first. With the A-bomb & with their V2 rockets to carry them, Germany captured the world.” - Spock, from the Star Trek
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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36:51
S.L.A. Marshall and the Ratio-of-Fire Theory: Did Only 15-20% of US Riflemen Fire Their Weapons during WWII?
“I had a feeling of the essential rightness of all. He was dead and I was alive; it could so easily have been the other way round; and that would somehow have been right too.” - Richard Hillary, Royal Air Force pilot, reflect...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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55:01
“Attack at Pearl Harbor: Opting for War with Eyes Closed”
"AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NOT DRILL." – US Navy dispatch, December 7, 1941.In this episode we look at one of the all-too frequent examples of a successful surprise attack in modern warfare. Mo...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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39:14
Helmuth von Moltke: Railroads, the General Staff, and the Rise of Prussia 1866-1871
"Moltke is not a general to copy but to study" - J.F.C. Fuller In this episode we look at Helmuth von Moltke (the Elder), the Prussian Chief of the Prussian General Staff most noted for the dramatic Prus...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:14:10
Russia-Ukraine War, November 2023: The Unrealistic Expectations of Ukraine's Summer Offensive
"All the ingredients of a successful counteroffensive have already been unfolding over the past weeks" - Vox, June 12, 2023In this episode we examine Ukraine's 2023 summer offensive, specifically why it has not a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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44:20