USAHEC Perspectives Lectures Series (Audio)
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USAHEC Perspectives Lectures Series (Audio)
Military History Lectures and Events held at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, brought to you in podcast form. Our lecturers are scholars, soldiers, and authors who are speaking to a U.S. Army audience about military history and the history of war.
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History as a Strategic Tool: How to Understand Europe Today
Presenting the first Perspectives in Military History Lecture of the 57th Season! This month we welcome Dr. Michael Neiberg, Chair of War Studies and...

The Fate of the Day: The War for American, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center is excited to present a special American Revolution lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson...

Washingtonburg Arsenal and its Role in Military Manufacturing in the American Revolution
Dr. Robert F. Smith, Provost of Valley Forge Military College, delivers a lecture titled "Washingtonburg Arsenal and its Role in Military Manufacturin...

From Trenton to Carlisle: Hessian Soldiers in American Hands, 1776-1778
Presenting a lecture by Dr. Daniel Krebs, titled "From Trenton to Carlisle: Hessian Soldiers in American Hands, 1776-1778."
The American...

The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II
Presenting the kick off of the 56th year of our annual Perspectives in Military History Lecture series with author Mr. Ted Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich will d...

The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century
As the Commander of U.S. Central Command, General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., USMC (Ret.), oversaw some of the most important — and controversial operati...

250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army and Revolutionary War Special Lecture-British Soldiers, American War: Voices of the American Revolution
Who were the British soldiers who fought in the American Revolution? What sort of men filled the ranks of the regiments that fought for the King? Far...

Churchill's Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm
During the 1930s, as Europe was teetering on the brink of crisis, Winston Churchill found himself out of government and with little political influenc...

George Washington Versus the Continental Army: Showdown at the New Windsor Cantonment, 1782-1783
Author, historian, and veteran Michael S. McGurty discusses one of the last critical moments of the Revolutionary war based on his book "George Washin...

Southern Strategies Why the Confederacy Failed
Noted Civil War Historian and US Army War College Professor, Dr. Christian B. Keller, discusses his analysis of the failure of Confederate strategic l...

A Short Campaign of Great Consequence: Strategic and Operational Considerations of the 1862 Maryland Campaign and Battle of Antietam
Presenting USAHEC's General Omar N. Bradley Memorial Lecture to kick off the Fall 2024 season of the Perspectives in Military History with Civial War...

Feeding Washington's Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778
Supply and logistics are an integral component of military operations, which influences every aspect of military planning, operational art, and strate...

Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command
Although he took command of the Army of the Potomac only three days before the first shots were fired at Gettysburg, Union general George G. Meade gui...

Military History for the Modern Strategist: America’s Major Wars Since 1861
Military expert Dr. Michael O’Hanlon examines America’s major conflicts since the mid-1800s: the Civil War, the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq,...

Tactical Arrogance: British Military Disasters In The Wilderness, 1755-1777
Defeat is a possibility in almost any undertaking. Understanding how to turn failures into lessons learned is a key contributing skill to bringing abo...

Special Episode: Steve Leonard and The Further Adventures of Doctrine Man
This lecture was recorded at the open house for the USAHEC's newest exhibit, “Ka-Pow Boom! Understanding the Soldier Experience through Comic and Illu...

A Revolution in Dignity: Writing the Ukrainian Spirit through Fiction with Kalani Pickhart
In her award-winning novel “I Will Die In A Foreign Land”, author Kalani Pickhart offers an opportunity to connect with the human aspect of the confli...

Respect and Authority: Dick Winters, Ronald Speirs, and the Mantle of Command
The harrowing experiences of Major Dick Winters and Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Spiers, along with their abilities to successfully lead solders, provid...

The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution
Lecture at the USAHEC with U.S. Army War College professor Dr. Kevin J. Weddle:
In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of...

The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
In the lecture Dr. Nolan will discusses the misconception that major battles determine clear-cut outcomes of wars, questioning the decisive power of e...

Fighting in the Desert: The American Civil War in the Southwest
On September 14, 20022 the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, presented a lecture by Pulitzer Prize nominated author D...

Britain at Bay
In this lecture, Dr. Alan Allport of Syracuse University, discusses World War II’s critical first years and how the United Kingdom’s strategic and pol...

The Democratic Advantage in Great Power Competition: Perspectives Lecture Series
On June 22, 2022 the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, presented a lecture by Georgetown University Professor, Dr. Ma...

The Return of Empire and Great Power Competition Perspectives Lecture Series
April 20, 2022 – Robert D. Kaplan
On April 20, 2022 the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, presented a lec...

When France Fell: Perspective Lecture Series
February 16, 2022 – Dr. Michael Neiberg
On February 16, 2022 the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, presented a...

Shifting the Oversight Lens on Cyberspace Operations: Perspectives Lecture
On September 16, 2021 at 6:30PM EST, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania welcomed Prof. Amy Gaudion, of Penn State D...

Statecraft and Cyberspace: Is the Best Cyber-Defense a Good Cyber-Offense?
On August 19, 2021 at 6:30PM EST, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania welcomed Dr. Peter Campbell, of Baylor Univers...

Boy on the Bridge: Perspectives Lecture Series
August 19, 2020 – Dr. Andrew Marble
On August 19, 2020 the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, presented...

Bugs and Nukes, Ethics and Leadership
August 21, 2013-Dr. Conrad Crane
Though the Korean War was a limited conflict, there were many operational and technological te...

Berlin 1945: Perspectives Lecture Series
April 22, 2021 – Mr. D.M. Giangreco
On April 22, 2021 at 6:30PM EST, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania welco...

Responsible AI as Process, not Product: Perspectives Lecture Series
February 18, 2021 – Dr. David Danks
On February 18, 2021, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in coord...

How to Think Like an Officer: Perspectives Lecture Series
March 11, 2021 – Dr. Reed Bonadonna
On March 11, 2021, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania welcomed author and...

Developing Strategists - Dr. Brooks E. Kleber Memorial Lecture Series
May 7, 2020 - Dr. Thomas Bruscino
On May 7, 2020, at 6:30 PM EST, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania live-str...

The Partnership that Almost Won the Civil War- Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series
April 15, 2020 - Dr. Cristian Keller
On April 15, 2020, at 6:30PM, the USAHEC welcomed Dr. Christian Keller of the U.S. Army War College to give...

The Battle of the Bulge -Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series
March 4, 2020 - Mr. Martin King
“They’ve got us surrounded – the poor b********!” was the defiant refrain among the cold and miserable 101st Air...

Young Washington - Dr. Brooks E. Kleber Memorial Lecture Series
November 7, 2019 - Mr. Peter Stark
In the waning and bleak months of 1753, a young and naive George Washington trekked through the Ohio fronti...

Broken Lives and Shattered Bones: Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series
October 16, 2019 - Superintendent Brandon Bies, Manassas National Battlefield Park
Amid the stink of blood, the moans of wounded, and the detrit...

The British Are Coming: General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley Memorial Lecture
September 18, 2019 - Mr. Rick Atkinson
In mid-January 1777, Lord Cornwallis of the invincible British Army retreated from the New Jersey country...

Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War: Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series
August 21, 2019 - Dr. Edwin E. Moïse
On the night of August 4, 1964, two American warships clashed with torpedo boats in the dark waters of the...

Gettysburg's Peach Orchard: Dr. Brooks E. Kleber Memorial Lecture Series
August 1, 2019 - Mr. James A. Hessler
On July 2, 1863, the once serene orchard of local Gettysburg farmer Joseph Sherfy was bathed in the blood...