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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:
March 29, 2024
Battle Surgeons
The pages of Battle Surgeons are inscribed with the 371 days of front-line duty worked by medics of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Set within …
January 31, 2024
Seapower by Other Means
Naval forces exist to control the seas and project power, often through the use of violence. This does not, however, include everything they have done…
January 16, 2024
Nautilus to Columbia
In Nautilus to Columbia: 70 Years of the US Navy's Nuclear Submarines (Osprey, 2023), James C. Goodall covers the origins, design and development of t…
December 27, 2023
The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights
The legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt enjoys regular acclaim from historians, politicians, and educators. Lauded for his New Deal policies, le…
December 23, 2023
Seven Myths of Military History
John D. Hosler's book Seven Myths of Military History (Hackett Publishing, 2022) "offers snapshots of seven pernicious myths in military history that …
December 17, 2023
Uniforms and History of the Soviet Airborne in Afghanistan
The central focus of Vladyslav Besedovskyy's book Uniforms and History of the Soviet Airborne in Afghanistan (Safar, 2023) is a massive collection of …
December 11, 2023
A Different Track
Railroads played an integral role in the Second World War. Trains brought food, munitions, and essential supplies. They transported troops. They were …
December 3, 2023
Armies in Retreat
Timothy G. Heck and Walker D. Mills edited volume Armies in Retreat: Chaos, Cohesion, and Consequences (Army UP, 2023) is an extensive collection of e…
November 26, 2023
IS-2
The IS-2 is the quintessential Soviet heavy tank from World War 2. Heavily armored and boasting a fearsome 122mm gun, this tank matched the German pan…
July 27, 2023
Drilled to Write
Drilled to Write: Becoming a Cadet Writer at a Senior Military College (Utah State UP, 2022) offers a rich account of US Army cadets navigating the un…
July 8, 2023
And Then I Cried
In And Then I Cried: Stories of a Mortuary NCO (Tactical 16, 2012), Justin Jordan details life as an Air Force Mortuary Non Commissioned Officer. In h…
June 28, 2023
First Fights in Fallujah
In March 2004, the unprovoked ambush killing and desecration of the bodies of American civilian security contractors in Fallujah, Iraq, caused the Nat…
May 26, 2023
On Time
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…
May 20, 2023
Dagger Fencing
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…
May 13, 2023
30 Days a Black Man
The dangerous, trailblazing work of a white journalist and black leader who struck a shocking early blow against legal segregation In 1948, most white…
May 11, 2023
Freedom's Furies
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 Fr…
May 6, 2023
Vietnam Combat
Today I talked to Robin Bartlett about his new book Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History (Casemate, 2023). The year 1968 was arguably the m…
May 2, 2023
Flying Camelot
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 t…
April 28, 2023
On Operations
On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines (US Naval Institute Press, 2021) traces the history of the development of military staffs and …
April 23, 2023
Hitler's Maladies and Their Impact on World War II
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. Whi…
April 15, 2023
Bloody Verrières
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 bri…
August 12, 2022
The Lion of Round Top
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…
February 23, 2022
Nazis on the Potomac
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…
February 11, 2022
Bloody Verrieres
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 lat…