Naval Academy History Productions

Under the threat of war with the United States, nineteenth century Japanese officials must decide whether to end their nation's long isolation from the West. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

An interview of Mike Tidwell, the author of The Ponds of Kalambayi: An African Sojourn , which is a moving and sympathetic account of the author's time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Central Africa. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Our three faculty co-hosts discuss and debate the most influential American women of the 20th century. Follow us Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Our three faculty co-hosts discuss and debate the most influential American women of the 20th century. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Three midshipmen interview professors Lori Bogle and Tom McCarthy about the ecological disaster known as the Dust Bowl, how its effects strained the fabric of American social life, and how families overcame these challenges. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

In the early 15th century, Poggio Bracciolini sets out on a quest to rediscover lost knowledge, and in doing so helps to ignite a revolution in European thought. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

An interview of Dr. Matthew Hopper, of the History Department of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, about his book, Slaves of One Master: Globalization and Slavery in Arabia in the Age of Empire . Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

In the history of the world, which islands have had the most impact? In these two episodes, our three faculty co-hosts discuss and debate which islands have shaped our world the most. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

In the history of the world, which islands have had the most impact? In these two episodes, our three faculty co-hosts discuss and debate which islands have shaped our world the most. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Three midshipmen interview Professors Charles Nolan and Brian VanDeMark about how the culture of the Naval Academy has changed since the 1980s. [Producer's Note: This episode represents our midshipmen podcast team's very first attempt at producing an entire episode independently. The bumps and scrapes heard in some sections of the audio stem from a minor technical oversight that, unfortunately, ca...

As a dictator with almost unlimited power, Bokassa declares himself Emperor of Central Africa. He adopts not one but two young Vietnamese women named Martine, both of whom claim to be his daughter. Tragically, they become ensnared in the violence and instability of his regime. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Departmen...

Orphaned as a boy in colonial Central Africa, Bokassa joins the French army, and serves in Vietnam, where he fathers a daughter named Martine. Returning to his homeland, he launches a successful coup. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

An interview of Dr. Mary DeCredico, of the Naval Academy's History Department, who discusses her recent book, Confederate Citadel: Richmond and Its People at War .  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Who doesn't love a good backstabbing? In these two episodes, our three faculty co-hosts discuss and debate which are the worst betrayals of modern history, taking examples from Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Who doesn't love a good backstabbing? In these two episodes, our three faculty co-hosts discuss and debate which are the worst betrayals of modern history, taking examples from Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Gibson moves to Honolulu, and presents himself as a savior to the Hawaiian people. He rises to the very pinnacle of political power, and sets in motion his dream of establishing a Pacific island empire.  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Gibson conceives a plan to lead all the Mormons of Utah on an exodus to Papua New Guinea. He then travels to the independent Kingdom of Hawaii, where he temporarily succeeds in establishing his own religious community. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

In the 1850s, Gibson sets out on a quest for power and adventure that takes him eventually to the Dutch East Indies, where he tries to incite an insurrection. Escaping from a Dutch prison cell, he returns penniless to the States, publishes a memoir, and tries to convince the US to go to war against the Dutch. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the...

Three midshipmen interview Captain Ric Johns (ret.) about his remarkable memories of student life at the Naval Academy in the 1970s. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

An interview of Dr. Brian VanDeMark, of the Naval Academy’s History Department, who discusses his recent book, Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam . Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/

Our three faculty co-hosts discuss and debate which military reversals have been the most disastrous in world history. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/