New Books in Military History
Miranda Melcher — defence and political scientist; rotating interviewer; Ari Barbalat — rotating interviewer, New Books Network; Jana Byars — academic historian; rotating interviewer
Author interviews on every new academic and trade book of substance in the field — historians, political scientists, occasionally journalists. The format is consistent (book pitch, key argument, methodology, anecdote), which makes it the most efficient way to track what's actually being published. Quality of conversation depends entirely on the guest, but the breadth is unmatched.
Featured episodes
PickDefeat at the Dnepr: The XLVIII Panzerkorps Counterattack at Kiev, November 1943 with Simon Waring (Casemate, 2026) · 2026-10-23
EssentialPunishment: Behind Japanese Military Brutality with Danny Orbach (Hurst, 2026) · 2026-10-23
PickInto the Reich: The Red Army’s Advance to the Oder in 1945 with Prit Buttar (Osprey, 2025) · 2026-10-02
SelectionThomas Richardson, "Soldiers and Bushmen: The Australian Army in South Africa, 1899–1902" (Cambridge UP, 2025) · 2026-08-07
EssentialEamonn Gearon, "The Arab Bureau: The Story of Britain's Most Ingenious Intelligence Unit" (Hurst, 2026) · 2026-07-24
SelectionThomas Smith, "The Fifth Crusade: A History of the Epic Campaign to Conquer Egypt" (Yale UP, 2026) · 2026-07-17
PickAnthony Kaldellis, "1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople" (Oxford UP, 2026) · 2026-05-06
SelectionAnthony Kaldellis, "1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople" (Oxford UP, 2026) · 2026-05-01
SelectionSusanna Elm and Kristina Sessa, "War and Community in Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2026) · 2026-05-01
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