BackStory with the American History Guys » WWI http://backstoryradio.org VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Mon, 21 May 2012 18:39:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Public radio that explores the historical context of todays news. BackStory with the American History Guys no BackStory with the American History Guys vafh-web@virginia.edu vafh-web@virginia.edu (BackStory with the American History Guys) Copyright Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, All rights reserved. VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities history, ed ayers, brian baloah, peter onuf, vfh, humanities, BackStory with the American History Guys » WWI http://backstoryradio.org/files/2012/05/backstory_podcast_300.jpg http://backstoryradio.org Coming Home: A History of War Veterans http://backstoryradio.org/battles-on-the-homefront-a-history-of-veterans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=battles-on-the-homefront-a-history-of-veterans http://backstoryradio.org/battles-on-the-homefront-a-history-of-veterans/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:54:43 +0000 Tony (BackStory Producer) http://www.BackStoryRadio.org/?p=122

(Originally produced in 2008.) Most news coverage of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan focuses on troop movements, suicide bombings, and the geopolitical developments at work. Only rarely do we hear the stories of individual men and women fighting there, and hardly ever do we hear what it’s like for those Americans when they return home.

Has it always been thus? How have veterans been treated in the aftermath of America’s previous wars? How much depends on the politics of the war – are vets only as popular as the wars they’ve fought in? These are some of the central questions on the table as we explore veterans’ experiences through three centuries of American life.

 

Guests Include:

Show Highlights

  • Conflicting Loyalties
    Sons of Confederate Veterans spokesman Frank Earnest tells 19th Century History Guy Ed Ayers how he reconciles his Confederate heritage with his identity as a veteran of the U.S. Navy. And he explains what the Confederate flag means to him.
  • Soldier’s Heart
    Psychologist Edward Tick counsels combat veterans and studies historical accounts of war.  He discusses the ways war was understood in the years before Post Traumatic Stress Disorder existed as a diagnosis.

Further Reading

Want to learn more about the history of War Veterans? Check out a comprehensive list of sources that the History Guys put together to learn more.

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/battles-on-the-homefront-a-history-of-veterans/feed/ 25 civil war,confederacy,holidays,korean war,medicine,memorial,military history,political history,psychology,remembrance,revolutionary war,soldiers How have war veterans been treated in the aftermath of America's past wars? How much depends on the politics of the war? Are vets only as popular as the wars they’ve fought in? (http://backstoryradio.org/files/2008/09/veteran.jpg) (Originally produced in 2008.) Most news coverage of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan focuses on troop movements, suicide bombings, and the geopolitical developments at work. Only rarely do we hear the stories of individual men and women fighting there, and hardly ever do we hear what it’s like for those Americans when they return home. Has it always been thus? How have veterans been treated in the aftermath of America’s previous wars? How much depends on the politics of the war – are vets only as popular as the wars they’ve fought in? These are some of the central questions on the table as we explore veterans' experiences through three centuries of American life.   Guests Include: * Frank Earnest (http://www.scvva.org/contacts/DivOfficers.html), past Commander of the Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (http://www.scv.org/) * Rebecca Jo Plant (http://history.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/plant-rebecca.html), historian and author of Mom: The Transformation of Motherhood in Modern America * Ed Tick (http://www.soldiersheart.net/about/staff_ny.shtml), Director of Soldier's Heart (http://www.soldiersheart.net/), a nonprofit serving America's war veterans and their families Show Highlights * Conflicting Loyalties (http://www.backstoryradio.org/2009/05/conflicting-loyalties/) Sons of Confederate Veterans spokesman Frank Earnest tells 19th Century History Guy Ed Ayers how he reconciles his Confederate heritage with his identity as a veteran of the U.S. Navy. And he explains what the Confederate flag means to him. * Soldier's Heart (http://www.backstoryradio.org/2009/05/soldiers-heart/)Psychologist Edward Tick counsels combat veterans and studies historical accounts of war.  He discusses the ways war was understood in the years before Post Traumatic Stress Disorder existed as a diagnosis. Further Reading Want to learn more about the history of War Veterans? Check out a comprehensive list (http://backstoryradio.org/coming-home-further-reading/) of sources that the History Guys put together to learn more. BackStory with the American History Guys no 52:39 Controversial Wars http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-at-home-the-history-of-controversial-wars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-war-at-home-the-history-of-controversial-wars http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-at-home-the-history-of-controversial-wars/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:00:52 +0000 VFHwebdev http://www.virginiafoundation.org/vfhradio/backstory/wordpress/?p=26 Critics of the war in Iraq compare it – rightly or wrongly – to Vietnam. But there’s no disputing that like Vietnam, this war has split the nation down the middle. It’s enough to make one yearn for earlier times, when the nation united against a common enemy. Or did it? This hour of BackStory is about what happens on the home front when America goes to war. The guys are joined by author Nicholson Baker, and a three-star Marine general, to explore the question of whether any American wars have not been controversial.

Show Highlights

General Education
Marine Lieutenant General Paul Van Riper tells the History Guys what it’s like to have civilian bosses, why he spoke out publicly in favor of Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation, and what the study of history has to teach the soldier.

Related Links

Read an excerpt from Human Smoke, Nicholson Baker’s book about WWII.

Fighting…maybe for freedom, but probably not: slaves and free blacks in the Revolution

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-at-home-the-history-of-controversial-wars/feed/ 7 american identity,civil war,demonstration,iraq war,military history,veterans,vietnam war,war,WWI,WWII Critics of the war in Iraq compare it – rightly or wrongly – to Vietnam. But there's no disputing that like Vietnam, this war has split the nation down the middle. It's enough to make one yearn for earlier times, (http://backstoryradio.org/files/2008/06/war060608.jpg)Critics of the war in Iraq compare it – rightly or wrongly – to Vietnam. But there's no disputing that like Vietnam, this war has split the nation down the middle. It's enough to make one yearn for earlier times, when the nation united against a common enemy. Or did it? This hour of BackStory is about what happens on the home front when America goes to war. The guys are joined by author Nicholson Baker, and a three-star Marine general, to explore the question of whether any American wars have not been controversial. Show Highlights General Education (http://www.backstoryradio.org/2009/05/general-education/) Marine Lieutenant General Paul Van Riper tells the History Guys what it’s like to have civilian bosses, why he spoke out publicly in favor of Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation, and what the study of history has to teach the soldier. Related Links Read an excerpt from Human Smoke, Nicholson Baker's book about WWII. Fighting (http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/Foundation/journal/Autumn07/slaves.cfm)...maybe for freedom, but probably not: slaves and free blacks in the Revolution BackStory with the American History Guys no 53:00