Blowtorch Bob Komer
Coming in From the Cold: Untold Stories from the Cold War
English - October 31, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsHistory News coldwar navy conspiracytheories espionage history military nationalsecurity spies spy terrorism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Very few people know the name Robert Komer, but he played a key role in shaping America’s national security policy during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
In this episode Coming in From the Cold, Dr. Frank Jones author of the book Blowtorch: Robert Komer, Vietnam, and American Cold War Strategy. Join Bill and friend of the show Steve Wills to tell the story of Robert Komer.
Frank Leith Jones is a professor of security studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the US Army War College, Carlisle, PA. He is the author of Blowtorch: Robert Komer, Vietnam, and American Cold War Strategy. His latest book is Sam Nunn: Statesman of the Nuclear Age.
Lt. Cdr. Steven Wills: In 20 years as an active-duty U.S. Navy officer, Wills served on a variety of small and medium surface combatants, including an assignment as the executive officer of a mine countermeasures ship.