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American Guerillas (Part Two): The Sword of the Lord and Gideon
War in the Carolinas Heats Up! As war in the Carolinas intensified, the British kicked up a “hornet’s nest” near present day Charlotte, NC. On General Cornwallis’s left flank was a Scotsman named Patrick Ferguson. Since age 15, Ferguson had served in the British military for two decades. He was called the “bulldog” by his […]
American Guerillas (Part One): War In the Carolinas
Revolutionary War Series: “American Guerillas” Revolutionary War history is dominated by studies of what happened in the north. It makes sense because George Washington spent most of his time in the middle and northern departments. Famous battles such as the Battles of Trenton, Princeton, and Lexington and Concord took place in the middle and northern […]
When China Attacks Interview
By PMEComplete
When China Attacks: A Warning to America My guest, Col. Grant Newsham (USMC-Ret.), has a warning for America: China is at war with us. It is time for Americans to understand that China does not believe war starts with the deployment of missiles, tanks, and infantry. From the perspective of the People’s Republic of China […]
George Washington’s Leadership at Valley Forge
By PMEComplete
On December 19, 1777, Washington led his army to a high plateau 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was not the coldest winter during the Revolutionary War. However, soldiers lacked shoes and clothes. The army was ravaged by diseases like yellow fever, typhus, scabies, and smallpox. Desertion was high. Men were not getting paid. […]
The Battle of Wake Island: Remembering the Heroes
By PMEComplete
Overview Wake Island was the site of a famous battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. By December 7, 1941, it was a small (but growing) naval air station (NAS). The construction and development of the island began in January 1941. As Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Kimmel, recognized the vulnerability of the island, […]
How Strong is the U.S. Military?
By PMEComplete
An honest look at U.S. military strength Is the United States Military strong or weak? The Heritage Foundation has fired a shot across the bow with its “2023 Index of U.S. Military Strength.” The Index concludes that the U.S. military in its current posture is “weak.” The Pentagon might not like the report. But, my […]
Diplomats and Admirals Interview
By PMEComplete
Diplomats and Admirals Interview with Dale Jenkins How did the U.S. recover from the devastation of Pearl Harbor and win one of the most epic battles in naval history? Was war in the Pacific inevitable or were there diplomatic off ramps? Why did Japan attack America on December 7, 1941? Did America really know in […]
Crisis of Command: A Marine officer’s call for accountability
By PMEComplete
Crisis of Command Stuart Scheller served in the Marine Corps as an infantry officer for seventeen years. His five deployments included combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. When he was a Lieutenant Colonel, Scheller served as a battalion commander at the Marine Corps School of Infantry (SOI). In the summer of 2021, U.S. forces withdrew […]
The State of the Japanese Military and the Indo-Pacific Region
By PMEComplete
What is the state of the Japanese Military In this PME podcast interview, I spoke with retired Marine Colonel Grant Newsham on the state of the Japanese Military. The Japanese military is called the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF). It is comprised of the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF), which has 150,000 people. The JSDF also has […]
The Final Struggle Interview
By PMEComplete
On this episode of the PME podcast, I welcome back Ian Easton. Ian recently published a book called The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy. https://traffic.libsyn.com/professionalmilitaryeducation/PME_033.mp3 Topics of discussion include: The prospect of China invading Taiwan and an update from Ian’s first book, The Chinese Invasion Threat Is Xi Jinping on drugs? Hard to tell. […]
Troubled Waters: The Crisis of the US Surface Navy
By PMEComplete
The United States Navy is in troubled waters. More specifically, the surface Navy faces many challenges. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss why that is. My guest, Thibaut Delloue, is a former Navy officer. He has seen firsthand the problems that have plagued the US surface Navy for years. https://traffic.libsyn.com/professionalmilitaryeducation/PME_032.mp3 Thibaut’s book, The Wardroom, […]
Political Warfare: China’s Strategy to Win without Fighting
By PMEComplete
Political Warfare poses an existential threat to the United States. Democracies worldwide are under attack. China is dedicated to destroying the American way of life and making the U.S. a “vassal state.” Moreover, they are seeking to win without fighting. Political warfare is the means to do that. In this episode of the PME podcast, […]
The Hardest Place: Interview with Wesley Morgan
By PMEComplete
In this episode of the PME Podcast, I interview Wesley Morgan. Wes is a journalist and author, who wrote a book called The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley. The book draws on hundreds of interviews and firsthand accounts from former commanding officers to the soldiers that spent months in the […]
To Provide and Maintain a Navy
By PMEComplete
To Provide and Maintain a Navy: An Interview with Dr. Jerry Hendrix “Join the Navy, see the world.” Dr. Henry “Jerry” Hendrix was in high school when a Navy recruiter made this pitch to him. He was sold. After high school, he attended Purdue University on a Navy ROTC scholarship. As a naval officer, Dr. […]
Degrade and Destroy Interview
By PMEComplete
Degrade and Destroy: An Interview with Michael Gordon Michael Gordon is the author of Degrade and Destroy: The Inside Story of the War Against the Islamic State, from Barack Obama to Donald Trump. He is currently a National Security Correspondent with The Wall Street Journal. He has covered wars and conflicts for over 35 years […]
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