Naval History Podcast
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago - ★★★★ - 97 ratingsFrom Salamis to Trafalgar to midway to the 21st Century: A history of sea power and naval warfare from prehistory to the present.
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Naval History Podcast Episode 7
July 23, 2018 21:14 - 3 hours - 168 MBIn Episode 7 of Naval History Podcast, we conclude our coverage of the Peloponnesian War with a study of the Decelean War, during which most of the naval action shifts back to the Aegean. During this most violent phase of the war, the Persian Empire intervenes in an effort to gain power in the region, bankrolling Sparta and protracting the war, even as Athens, still predominant at sea, struggles to survive. Notable commanders include The competent, unsung Thrasybulus and the flawed Conon (on ...
Naval History Podcast Episode 6
June 15, 2017 04:30 - 1 hour - 143 MBIn Episode 6 of Naval History Podcast, we continue our multi-part examination of the Peloponnesian War with Athens's ill-fated Sicilian Expedition of 415-13 BC, in which the Athenians send a massive expeditionary force to attack and possibly conquer the island of Sicily. During this epic struggle between the Athenians, the Syracusans, and their respective allies. We also meet such characters as the overly cautious and indecisive Athenian general Nicias; his fellow general Alcibiades, one of t...
Naval History Podcast Episode 5
November 11, 2016 01:52 - 2 hours - 193 MBIn Episode 5 of Naval History Podcast, we begin our multi-part examination of the Peloponnesian War, fought from 431 to 404 BC. This part covers the nature and causes of the war, beginning in the final years of the Greco-Persian War, as well as the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War itself (the Archidamian War of 431-421 BC), concluding with the Peace of Nicias in 421 BC.
Naval History Podcast Episode 4
July 22, 2015 22:21 - 2 hours - 142 MBIn Episode 4 of Naval History Podcast, we examine the geostrategic, cultural, and naval aspects of the war that produced one of the most important battles in history: The Battle of Salamis, 480 BC.
Naval History Podcast Episode 3
February 02, 2015 01:19 - 1 hour - 62 MBIn Episode 3 of Naval History Podcast, we get acquainted with history's first true Thassalocracies--Phoenicia and Greece--and examine the ancient world's "ship of the line": The trieres, or trireme.
Naval History Podcast Episode 2
September 08, 2014 01:14 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBIn Episode 2 of Naval History Podcast, we explore naval prehistory along with the early sea battles of the Bronze Age.
Naval History Podcast Episode 1
August 02, 2014 04:43 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBIn this inaugural episode of Naval History Podcast, we explore the basics of maritime and naval theory, strategy, and tactics.
Naval History Podcast--Teaser
July 18, 2014 17:41 - 1 minute - 1.56 MBComing later this summer: Naval History Podcast with naval historian and author Buckner F. Melton, Jr.
Naval History Podcast Teaser
March 28, 2014 03:17 - 2 minutes - 1 MBA seasoned author and teacher, Melton tells true stories of intrigue, battle, and legal combat from America's past in a gripping style that's nothing like the history class you took in school! Buckner F. Melton, Jr. holds a doctorate in history from Duke University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He specializes in areas of national security history, including impeachment, treason, and constitutional war powers. His book The First Impeachment: The Con...