Ep 060 “The Military Historian’s Craft: Past Tense Imperfect”

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New Chasing Ghosts Podcast episode is live Monday 17 March 2025. I am an un-credentialed amateur historian who has done very little archive work and lack the substantial infrastructure credentialed historians have to practice their craft. I have debated esteemed historians and won on stage (Daniel Walker Howe looked at my CV and did not prepare) but that doesn't make me better than them. I think my various detours in life mostly outside the formal academy gives me a unique insight into how history works and why I think I am more sober than university historians. I describe some of the reasons I do it and the techniques I employ to get the single most accurate picture of what happened then to determine what's going on now. You can find the episodes on your favorite podcast vendor. Notes: https://cgpodcast.substack.com/notes My Substack: https://cgpodcast.substack.com Email me at [email protected] I want to thank my listeners and readers for your continuing solicitude. Please leave reviews if you find the time at your podcast vendor.