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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.

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Military History February 23, 2022

Nazis on the Potomac

The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win World War II

Robert K. Sutton

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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

The I. SS-Panzerkorps Defence of the Verrieres-Bourguebus Ridges

Arthur W. Gullachsen

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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 …