Podcast
Naval Academy History Productions
Hosted by Department of History, US Naval Academy · EN
Stories, debates, interviews, and memories. Fire, fury, scandal, and legend. Naval Academy students and faculty explore all things in the past, under the sun, and over the horizon.
11episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
The Roots of Cooperation: Constructing Interstate Alliances in Ancient Greece by Dr. Nicholas Cross (Scholars by the Sea #16)
Apr 200:47:16Tap to summarizeDr. Nicholas Cross, assistant professor in the USNA Department of History, discusses his recent book, The Roots of Cooperation:Constructing Interstate Alliances in Ancient Greece (University of Michigan Press, 2026).
Transcribe →
Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam by Dr. Brannon Wheeler (Scholars by the Sea #15)
Oct 1500:51:32Tap to summarizeDr. Brannon Wheeler, professor in the USNA Department of History, discusses his recent book, Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
Transcribe →
Kent State: An American Tragedy by Dr. Brian Van De Mark (Scholars by the Sea #14)
Oct 100:45:41Tap to summarizeDr. Brian VanDeMark, recently retired professor in the USNA Department of History, discusses his recent book, Kent State: An American Tragedy (W.W. Norton and Company, 2025).
Transcribe →
You Only Live Twice: Alcibiades, the Athenian 007 -- Part 2 (Tell Me Another #17)
Feb 18, 202500:43:06Tap to summarizeDr. Nicholas Cross, USNA, continues the story of Alcibiades -- the Athenian Statesman / General, strategic advisor to Sparta, and a defector to Persia.Dr. Cross's book, "The Roots of Cooperation: Constructing Interstate Alliances in Ancient Greece" publishes in November 2026 from the University of Michigan Press.
Transcribe →
You Only Live Twice: Alcibiades, the Athenian 007 -- Part 1 (Tell Me Another #16)
Feb 5, 202500:22:31Tap to summarizeIn this Episode of Tell Me Another, Dr. Nicholas Cross (USNA), discusses one of the most fascinating figures in Greek history: Alcibiades. In his lifetime he served as Athenian Statesman, Athenian General, strategic advisor to Sparta, and a defector to Persia.Dr. Cross's book, "The Roots of Cooperation: Constructing Interstate Alliances in Ancient Greece" publishes in November 2026 from the University of Michigan Press.
Transcribe →
Sustaining the Carrier War in the Pacific: CAPT Stan Fisher (Scholars by the Sea #13)
Jan 24, 202501:03:47Tap to summarizeCaptain Stan Fisher, USN, Permanent Military Professor, discusses his book Sustaining the Carrier War: The Deployment of U.S. Naval Air Power to the Pacific. Captain Fisher's book recently received the John R. Lyman Award from the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH).
Transcribe →
Most Eccentric Rulers (History's Top Three #18)
Apr 10, 202400:30:33Tap to summarizeOur three faculty co-hosts discuss their choices for the strangest or most unconventional monarchs of all time.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistoryFor more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/
Transcribe →
Partition of India, Ep. 2 (Tell Me Another #15)
Mar 25, 202400:29:28Tap to summarizeIn Part Two of this series, Prof. Hayden Bellenoit, Prof. Thomas Burgess, and Prof. Matthew Dziennik continue their discussion of the Partition of India.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistoryFor more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/
Transcribe →
Partition of India, Ep. 1 (Tell Me Another #14)
Mar 21, 202400:24:43Tap to summarizeIn Part One this two-part series, Prof. Hayden Bellenoit, Prof. Thomas Burgess, and Prof. Matthew Dziennik discuss the Partition of India.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistoryFor more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/
Transcribe →
Most Forgotten But Important USMC Campaigns, Part Two (History's Top Three #17)
Mar 7, 202400:25:49Tap to summarizeOur three co-hosts continue their discussion of three lesser-known yet significant US Marine Corps overseas interventions.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistoryFor more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/
Transcribe →