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Naval Academy History Productions

Department of History, US Naval Academy
Stories, debates, interviews, and memories. Fire, fury, scandal, and legend. Naval Academy students and faculty explore all things in the past, under the sun, and over the horizon.
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Episodes

Most Eccentric Rulers (History's Top Three #18)

Our three faculty co-hosts discuss their choices for the strangest or most unconventional monarchs of all time. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Apr 10, 202431 minEp. 67

Partition of India, Ep. 2 (Tell Me Another #15)

In Part Two of this series, Prof. Hayden Bellenoit, Prof. Thomas Burgess, and Prof. Matthew Dziennik continue their discussion of the Partition of India. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Mar 25, 202429 minEp. 66

Partition of India, Ep. 1 (Tell Me Another #14)

In Part One this two-part series, Prof. Hayden Bellenoit, Prof. Thomas Burgess, and Prof. Matthew Dziennik discuss the Partition of India. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Mar 21, 202425 minEp. 65

Most Forgotten But Important USMC Campaigns, Part Two (History's Top Three #17)

Our three co-hosts continue their discussion of three lesser-known yet significant US Marine Corps overseas interventions. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Mar 07, 202426 minEp. 64

Most Underappreciated Marines (History's Top Three #16)

Our three co-hosts discuss three Marines whose remarkable exploits have had an impact on history that is not well recognized. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Feb 07, 202431 minEp. 62

Associate Provost John Freymann: A Life of Service (Life at the Academy #12)

An interview by former Midshipman Nels Waraaniemi of Captain John Freymann, who reflects upon his remarkable naval career, his service in the Pentagon during 9/11, and twenty years of teaching in the USNA History Department. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Nov 08, 20231 hr 9 minEp. 60

The Immigrant Experience in America (Stories of Our Ancestors #2)

Three midshipmen relate stories of their ancestors coming to the United States, and their early experiences in a new society. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Nov 01, 202326 minEp. 59

Dr. Clementine Fujimura: Annapolis According to an Anthropologist (Life at the Academy #11)

Two midshipmen interview Dr. Clementine Fujimura, the Academy's sole anthropologist, about midshipmen culture and traditions, and how they often emerge in response to the unique challenges of student life on the Yard. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Oct 18, 202340 minEp. 58

African Revolutionary: Ali Sultan Issa, Part 2 (Tell Me Another #13)

As a minister in Zanzibar's revolutionary government, Issa enjoys remarkable powers and privileges before he is accused of treason, and sentenced to death. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Oct 11, 202322 minEp. 57

African Revolutionary: Ali Sultan Issa, Part 1 (Tell Me Another #12)

In the 1950s, Issa leaves his native islands of Zanzibar and travels to five continents, searching for the knowledge and skills necessary to free his people from colonial rule. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Oct 04, 202326 minEp. 56

Lesser Known Civil Rights Leaders (History's Top Three #15)

Our three faculty co-hosts discuss the lives and contributions of three less recognized figures who fought for civil rights in the United States. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Sep 20, 202331 minEp. 55

How War Shapes the Generations (Stories of Our Ancestors #1)

Three midshipmen each relate the remarkable story of one of their ancestors, who served in either World War II, the Korean War, or in Vietnam Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Sep 13, 202328 minEp. 54

Most Forgotten But Important USMC Campaigns (History's Top Three #14)

Our three co-hosts discuss three lesser-known yet significant US Marine Corps overseas interventions. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Apr 26, 202334 minEp. 53

Dr. Lee Pennington, On US Relations with Imperial Japan (Life at the Academy #10)

Two midshipmen interview Dr. Lee Pennington on the life and career of Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Saito, in whose honor his family bequeathed the remarkable Pagoda Monument, standing today near Luce Hall. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Apr 19, 202340 minEp. 52

Irregular Naval Warfare: Commander BJ Armstrong, USN (Scholars by the Sea #11)

CDR Benjamin "BJ" Armstrong is a Permanent Military Professor in the Naval Academy History Department, and was selected for promotion to Captain this summer. He teaches classes on American Naval History, Naval Strategy & Thought, and the department's Capstone Research Seminar. He is the author or editor of 5 books, including Small Boats and Daring Men , which is discussed in this podcast. (Producer's note: Our host erroneously addresses Commander Armstrong as "Captain" during the introductio...

Apr 13, 202327 minEp. 50

Abolitionist John Brown in Historical Memory (Blue and Gold)

Four midshipmen discuss the controversies surrounding John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry, a key event leading to the Civil War. They also interview Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, author of Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence (2019). This podcast was produced for the US Naval Academy History Department's HH200 course, "The Historian's Craft." Organized around a topic of the instructor's choice, this first of three required History Major seminars introduces 3/C ma...

Apr 05, 202331 minEp. 47

Dr. Craig Symonds, Author of 27 Books on the Civil War, and US Navy (Life at the Academy #9)

Two midshipmen interview Dr. Craig Symonds, Professor Emeritus of the USNA History Department, regarding his remarkable career as an author and teacher, and his perspectives on how student life in Annapolis has changed since the 1970s. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Mar 29, 202343 minEp. 51

Counseling in an Era of Unrest: Dr. Tom McCarthy (Scholars by the Sea #10)

An interview of Dr. Tom McCarthy, of the Naval Academy's History Department, who discusses his recent book, Developing the Whole Person: A Practitioner's Tale of Counseling, College, and the American Promise. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Mar 22, 202342 minEp. 43

Clash of the Ironclads, part 2 (Tell Me Another #11)

This two-part series relates the story of the Battle of Hampton Roads, the most important sea battle of the American Civil War. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Mar 08, 202334 minEp. 45

Clash of the Ironclads, part 1 (Tell Me Another #10)

This two-part series relates the story of the Battle of Hampton Roads, the most important sea battle of the American Civil War. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Mar 01, 202331 minEp. 44

Most Impressive Anti-Colonial Nationalists (History's Top Three #13)

Our three faculty co-hosts discuss the three most impressive anti-colonial nationalists of all time. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Feb 15, 202332 minEp. 42

Dr. Rae Jean Goodman, USNA's First Female Civilian Professor (Life at the Academy #8)

Two midshipmen interview Dr. Rae Jean Goodman, Professor Emeritus of the Academy's Economics Department, to discuss her perspective on evolving Brigade culture after female midshipmen were inducted in 1976 as well as her innovative efforts to further educate and support her peers through "Teaching Portfolios." Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Feb 08, 202336 minEp. 36

China's Rise as a Global Power: Dr. Frank Dikӧtter (Scholars by the Sea #6)

An interview of Dr. Frank Dikӧtter, one of the world's foremost historians of modern China, and a senior professor at the University of Hong Kong, about his most recent book, China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower (2022). Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Feb 01, 202327 minEp. 38

Most Consequential Natural Disasters (History's Top Three #12)

Our three faculty co-hosts discus the most consequential natural disasters in world history. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Jan 25, 202328 minEp. 41
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