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About Boris Karpa
I'm a recent PhD in military history (well, military history / history of ideas, depending on how you look at things!). I'm currently working on research about the public perception of privateering and piracy in early 19th century America.
NBN Episodes hosted by Boris:
General History
May 26, 2023
On Time
A History of Western Timekeeping
Kenneth Mondschein
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
Western culture has been obsessed with regulating society by the precise, accurate measurement of time since the Middle Ages. In On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping (Johns Hopkins UP …
Military History
May 20, 2023
Dagger Fencing
The Italian School
Carlo Parisi
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
Today, fighting with dagger versus dagger, or with knife versus knife, is not a common scenario that people might expect to face. However, it was more common in the Middle …
American South
May 13, 2023
30 Days a Black Man
The Forgotten Story That Exposed the Jim Crow South
Bill Steigerwald
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
The dangerous, trailblazing work of a white journalist and black leader who struck a shocking early blow against legal segregation In 1948, most white people in the North had no …
American Studies
May 11, 2023
Freedom's Furies
How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Freedom in an Age of Darkness
Timothy Sandefur
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
In 1943, three books appeared that changed American politics forever: Isabel Paterson's The God of the Machine, Rose Wilder Lane's The Discovery of Freedom, and Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. Together …
Military History
May 6, 2023
Vietnam Combat
Firefights and Writing History
Robin Bartlett
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
Today I talked to Robin Bartlett about his new book Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History (Casemate, 2023). The year 1968 was arguably the most significant year of the war. It was …
Military History
May 2, 2023
Flying Camelot
The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia
Michael W. Hankins
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Boris Karpa
Flying Camelot: The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia (Cornell UP, 2021) brings us back to the post-Vietnam era, when the US Air Force launched two …
Military History
April 28, 2023
On Operations
Operational Art and Military Disciplines
B. A. Friedman
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines (US Naval Institute Press, 2021) traces the history of the development of military staffs and ideas on the operational level of war and …
Military History
April 23, 2023
Hitler's Maladies and Their Impact on World War II
A Behavioral Neurologist's View
Tom Hutton
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
Toward the end of World War II, Hitler's many health complications became even more pronounced, making an evil man yet more erratic and dangerous. While the subject of Hitler's health …
Military History
April 15, 2023
Bloody Verrières
Volume 2: The Defeat of Operation Spring and the Battles of Tilly-La-Campagne, 23 July-5 August 1944
Arthur W. Gullachsen
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
South of the Norman city of Caen, Verrières Ridge was seen a key stepping-stone for the British Second Army if it was to break out of the Normandy bridgehead in …
Military History
August 12, 2022
The Lion of Round Top
The Life and Military Service of Brigadier General Strong Vincent in the American Civil War
Hans G. Myers
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
Hans G. Myers' book The Lion of Round Top: The Life and Military Service of Brigadier General Strong Vincent in the American Civil War (Casemate, 2022) presents the story of the true …
Military History
February 23, 2022
Nazis on the Potomac
The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win World War II
Robert K. Sutton
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
Robert K. Sutton's Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win World War II (Casemate, 2022) is the first full account of the crucial work done at Fort …
Military History
February 11, 2022
Bloody Verrieres
The I. SS-Panzerkorps Defence of the Verrieres-Bourguebus Ridges
Arthur W. Gullachsen
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrières and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944--taking them …
Military History
January 6, 2022
Fighting for Time
Rhodesia's Military and Zimbabwe’s Independence
Charles Melson
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
From the 1960s through 1970s there were a series of conflicts in Africa involving Rhodesia, South Africa, and Portugal in conflict with the so-called Frontline States. There was an international …
Military History
November 3, 2021
Campaign for the Confederate Coast
Blockading, Blockade Running and Related Endeavors During the American Civil War
Gil Hahn
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
The Federal blockade of the Confederate coast during the American Civil War (1861-1865) did not cause the ultimate Federal victory, but it contributed to that victory to a significant degree …
Military History
November 2, 2021
Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Morgan, KCB
The Planner Who Saved Europe
John D. Gazzelli
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
Today I spoke to John D. Gazzelli about his book Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Morgan, KCB: The Planner Who Saved Europe (Palmetto, 2021). History has forgotten Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Morgan, yet …
Military History
October 29, 2021
40 Thieves on Saipan
The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII's Bloodiest Battles
Joseph Tachovsky
Hosted by
Boris Karpa
An elite platoon of Marine Scout-Snipers, Lieutenant Frank Tachovsky's "40 Thieves" were chosen for their willingness to defy rules and beat all-comers. When two Marines got into a fight, the …
Military History
October 19, 2021
On Contested Shores
The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warfare
Timothy Heck and B. A. Friedman
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Boris Karpa
Perhaps no prediction has been as consistently made—and as consistently wrong—as the imminent death of amphibious operations. Whatever the changes in warfare and technology, the necessity of amphibious force projection …
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