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New Books in Military History

New Books in Military History

Interviews with Scholars of Military History about their New Books

Marshall Poe · New Books Network

1,711 episodesEN

Show overview

New Books in Military History has been publishing since 2008, and across the 18 years since has built a catalogue of 1,711 episodes. That works out to over 1600 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 47 min and 1h 7m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 153 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 283 episodes published. Published by New Books Network.

Episodes
1,711
Running
2008–2026 · 18y
Median length
58 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

Operation Sparrow: The Incredible True Story of the North American Spies Who Tricked Hitler and Won the War with Jason Bell (Hanover Square Press, 2026)

Sep 30, 202631 min

Weaponizing Civilian Protection: Counterinsurgency and Collateral Damage in Afghanistan with Thomas Gregory (Oxford UP, 2025)

Sep 26, 202642 min

Edward Willis, "WWII in East Timor: An Australian Army Site and Travel Guide" (2/2 Commando Association of Australia, 2024)

Sep 22, 20261h 11m

Arthur der Weduwen, "The Last Invasion of England: 1688 and the Dutch Armada" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Sep 22, 202656 min

Stefano Recchia, "Strategies for Approval: Building Support for Military Intervention at the UN Security Council" (Yale UP, 2025)

Sep 20, 202651 min

Xiaofei Tian, "Writing Empire and Self: Poetic and Cultural Transformation in Early Medieval China" (Columbia UP, 2026)

Sep 19, 202657 min

Francesca Lessa and Sebastián Santana, "Operation Condor: The Pact That Terrorized a Continent" (Storia, 2025)

Sep 12, 20261h 6m

Michael E. Neagle, "Chasing Bandits: America's Long War on Terror" (UNC Press, 2025)

Sep 11, 202647 min

Charles Lachman, "They Shall Not See the Dawn: The Manhunt for the Third Reich's Most Wanted" (Diversion Books, 2026)

Sep 11, 202632 min

Emily Matson, "China’s Date Debate: How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

Sep 6, 202633 min

Valeria Vázquez Guevara, "Truth Commissions and International Law: Jurisdiction, Representation, Authority" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Sep 4, 202645 min

Done in a Day with the Vietnam War: Elisa Tamarkin (JP)

Sep 3, 202641 min

Whistling Arrows and Heavenly Horses: The Han-Xiongnu War

Sep 2, 202632 min

Muy Lang Lim, "In the Shadow of the Khmer Rouge: A Child Survivor's Memoir" (NUS Press, 2026)

Sep 1, 202646 min

Paul Chambers In Conversation with Duncan McCargo

Aug 31, 202632 min

Richard Ned Lebow, "Why Nations Still Fight" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Aug 30, 20261h 12m

Reinhold Kramer and Tom Mitchell, "'PS: Burn after Reading': The Kellock-Taschereau Commission and Soviet Espionage" (U Toronto Press, 2026)

Aug 29, 202656 min

Niharika Pandit, "Occupying the Everyday: Militarisation and Gendered Politics of Living in Kashmir" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Aug 25, 202657 min

Mhoze Chikowero, "The Military Entertainment Complex: Chimurenga Afrosonic Making of Zimbabwe" (MIT Press, 2026)

Aug 24, 20261h 6m

Travis Bruce, "Constructing the Medieval Maritime State: Identity, Violence, and Connection in the Mediterranean" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Aug 23, 202642 min
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