US Special Operations Forces
Military History Podcast
US Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is divided up into the
following. I will talk about each individual unit listed.Army: 75th
Ranger Regiment, Special Forces (Green Berets), 160th SOAR (Night
Stalkers)Navy: SEALs, and SWCCs (Special Warfare Combatant-craft
Crewmen)Air Force: Pararescuemen (PJs), Combat Controllers
(CCTs)Marine Corps: Marine Force ReconJoint: Delta Force, DEVGRU,
24th Special...
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US Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is divided up into the
following. I will talk about each individual unit listed.Army: 75th
Ranger Regiment, Special Forces (Green Berets), 160th SOAR (Night
Stalkers)Navy: SEALs, and SWCCs (Special Warfare Combatant-craft
Crewmen)Air Force: Pararescuemen (PJs), Combat Controllers
(CCTs)Marine Corps: Marine Force ReconJoint: Delta Force, DEVGRU,
24th Special Tactics Squadron, Intelligence Support Activity For
more information, read:US Special Forces by Samuel SouthworthChosen
Soldier by Dick CouchThat Others May Live by Jack BrehmLone
Survivor by Marcus LuttrellBlack Hawk Down by Mark Bowden Military
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Sun May 03 2009
US Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is divided up into the
following. I will talk about each individual unit listed.Army: 75th
Ranger Regiment, S...
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US Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is divided up into the
following. I will talk about each individual unit listed.Army: 75th
Ranger Regiment, Special Forces (Green Berets), 160th SOAR (Night
Stalkers)Navy: SEALs, and SWCCs (Special Warfare Combatant-craft
Crewmen)Air Force: Pararescuemen (PJs), Combat Controllers
(CCTs)Marine Corps: Marine Force ReconJoint: Delta Force, DEVGRU,
24th Special...
read more
US Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is divided up into the
following. I will talk about each individual unit listed.Army: 75th
Ranger Regiment, Special Forces (Green Berets), 160th SOAR (Night
Stalkers)Navy: SEALs, and SWCCs (Special Warfare Combatant-craft
Crewmen)Air Force: Pararescuemen (PJs), Combat Controllers
(CCTs)Marine Corps: Marine Force ReconJoint: Delta Force, DEVGRU,
24th Special Tactics Squadron, Intelligence Support Activity For
more information, read:US Special Forces by Samuel SouthworthChosen
Soldier by Dick CouchThat Others May Live by Jack BrehmLone
Survivor by Marcus LuttrellBlack Hawk Down by Mark Bowden Military
History Podcast is sponsored by Audible (visit
audiblepodcast.com/militaryhistory for a free audiobook download)
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Fri April 24 2009
This episode answers four basic questions: Why were both North and
South so unprepared for war?Which side had the initial
advantage?Did the South have...
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This episode answers four basic questions: Why were both North and
South so unprepared for war?Which side had the initial
advantage?Did the South have to secede? Did the North have to
respond with military force?Was Northern victory inevitable? For
information on sources, email me.
This episode answers four basic questions: Why were both North and
South so unprepared for war?Which side had the initial
advantage?Did the South have to secede? Did the North have to
respond with military force?Was Northern victory inevitable? For
information on sources, email me.
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Thu January 29 2009
Vicksburg was a Confederate fortress guarding the Mississippi River
during the American Civil War. It was the only thing stopping the
Union from takin...
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Vicksburg was a Confederate fortress guarding the Mississippi River
during the American Civil War. It was the only thing stopping the
Union from taking control of the all-powerful Mississippi waterway.
Although the Vicksburg Campaign is most famously associated with
General Ulysses Grant (whose capture of the fortress is considered
a major turning point in the war), there were many earlier Union
c...
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Vicksburg was a Confederate fortress guarding the Mississippi River
during the American Civil War. It was the only thing stopping the
Union from taking control of the all-powerful Mississippi waterway.
Although the Vicksburg Campaign is most famously associated with
General Ulysses Grant (whose capture of the fortress is considered
a major turning point in the war), there were many earlier Union
campaigns to take control of Vicksburg. One of these campaigns, led
by Navy Admiral David Farragut, is the focus of this episode.The
script for this episode was written by Jacob Bains from Texas. If
you would like to submit your own script, please send it to
militaryhistorypodcast@gmail.com
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Fri November 21 2008
Why has democracy failed in Iraq? Here are some potential theories,
with their originators in parentheses: Modernization (Rostow,
Lipset): Iraq is not...
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Why has democracy failed in Iraq? Here are some potential theories,
with their originators in parentheses: Modernization (Rostow,
Lipset): Iraq is not wealthy, urban, modern, or secular enough to
support democracy. It has not followed the same path to development
that Western democracies have set out, and thus, it is not yet
ready.Cultural (Huntington, Weber): Iraqis are not inherently
suitable fo...
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Why has democracy failed in Iraq? Here are some potential theories,
with their originators in parentheses: Modernization (Rostow,
Lipset): Iraq is not wealthy, urban, modern, or secular enough to
support democracy. It has not followed the same path to development
that Western democracies have set out, and thus, it is not yet
ready.Cultural (Huntington, Weber): Iraqis are not inherently
suitable for democracy, simply because their culture favors an
authoritarian style of government.Marxist (Moore, Marx): Iraq still
has a strong landed elite and a weak bourgeoisie, meaning that it
is not ripe for class conflict and thus, it is not ripe for social
and political developmentVoluntarist (Di Palma): Iraq lacks the
strong leadership needed to usher the country into a democratic
phase. Each of these theories has its flaws and counterexamples,
which will be discussed in this episode. This is not meant to
define one theory as better than the rest...it is simply meant to
put all ideas on the table. For more information, read:
Huntington's Third Wave Di Palma's To Craft Democracies Bellin's
Authoritarianism in the Middle East Colton's Putin and
Democratization Johnson's Political Institutions and Economic
Performance Lipset's Political Man Marx's Communist Manifesto
Moore's Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy Rostow's
Stages of Economic Growth Selbin's Revolution in the Real World
Skocpol's Social Revolutions in the Modern World Varshney's India
Defies the Odds Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism
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Sun October 19 2008
This episode focuses on the decision-making strategies that
President Bush used in December of 2006 before choosing to commit
the troop surge. Things ...
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This episode focuses on the decision-making strategies that
President Bush used in December of 2006 before choosing to commit
the troop surge. Things discussed include: the release of the Iraq
Study Group Report, the 2006 midterm elections, Bush's meeting with
Generals Keane and Downing, and Bush's relationship with General
Petraeus and Secretary Gates. At the end of the episode is a recap
on the ...
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This episode focuses on the decision-making strategies that
President Bush used in December of 2006 before choosing to commit
the troop surge. Things discussed include: the release of the Iraq
Study Group Report, the 2006 midterm elections, Bush's meeting with
Generals Keane and Downing, and Bush's relationship with General
Petraeus and Secretary Gates. At the end of the episode is a recap
on the success of the troop surge, as well as an analysis of
President Bush's leadership during December 2006 and January 2007.
For more background information on Iraq, listen to: Iraq Study
Group Report Assessment, Iraq Study Group Report Recommendations,
Invading Iraq, Occupying Iraq, Iraq's Environment, and Medal of
Honor in Iraq.
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