Turning Tides

by Joseph Pascone

Government History

Season 6

Turning Tides: A Soldier's Life: An Interview with Professor of History at LSU and award-winning author, Alexander Mikaberidze: Part 2

Turning Tides: A Soldier's Life is a two-part interview with Professor of History at Louisiana State University and award-winning author, Alexander Mikaberidze. In part two of the interview, Alexander and I discuss the book "War and Peace," Napoleon's controversial legacy, and Alexander's past and upcoming works. Alexander Mikaberidze's Website: https://www.lsus.edu/alexander-mikaberidze-phd Alexander Mikaberidze's Works on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alexander-Mikaberidze/author/B001JP82HI?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array. Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Turning Tides: A Soldier's Life: An Interview with Professor of History at LSU and award-winning author, Alexander Mikaberidze: Part 1

Turning Tides: A Soldier's Life is a two-part interview with Professor of History at Louisiana State University and award-winning author, Alexander Mikaberidze. Part one of the interview covers Alexander's early life growing up in the U.S.S.R. and details how that influenced his work. We discuss his book, The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History, as well as the Russian General, Mikhail Kutuzov. Alexander Mikaberidze's Website: https://www.lsus.edu/alexander-mikaberidze-phd Alexander Mikaberidze's Works on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alexander-Mikaberidze/author/B001JP82HI?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array. Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Turning Tides: Paraguayan War: One Vast Tomb, 1867 - 1870: Episode 2

Turning Tides: Paraguayan War will discuss the War of the Triple Alliance, or López's War, as well as the effects of the war on South America and the rest of the world. The second and final episode, One Vast Tomb, will cover the period from 1867 to 1870, in which the Paraguayan population suffers from both the allied blockade and Lopez's increasing megalomania, culminating in Lopez's death on the battlefield. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Researched and written by Joseph Pascone Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com Episode 2 Sources: 1. The Road to Armageddon: Paraguay versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70, by Thomas L. Whigham 2. War in Paraguay, by George Thompson 3. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3200 B.C. to the Present: Fourth Edition, by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy 4. Francisco Solano Lopez: Who Was This South American Napoleon?, by Ilyas Benabdeljalil, MA Int'l Relations, BA Political Science, https://www.thecollector.com/francisco-solano-lopez-paraguayan-war/ 5. Total War in Indigenous Territories: The Impact of the Great War, by Milda Rivarola, February 18th, 2015, Revista Harvard Review of Latin America, https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/total-war-in-indigenous-territories/ 6. Country of Women? Repercussions of the Triple Alliance War in Paraguay, by Jennifer Alix-Garcia, Laura Schechter, Felipe Valencia Caicedo, and S. Jessica Zhu, April 5th, 2021, https://egc.yale.edu/sites/default/files/2021-04/2021-0423%20EconHistory%20Conference/Paper3A_Short%20ada-ns.pdf 7. The State and Brazilian literature: A Retirada da Laguna, by Shawn Smallman, June 9th, 2013, https://www.introtoglobalstudies.com/2013/06/the-state-and-brazilian-literature-a-retirada-da-laguna/ 8. Before Venezuela, US had long involvement in Latin America, by the Associated Press, January 25th, 2019, https://apnews.com/article/2ded14659982426c9b2552827734be83 9. Wikipedia

Turning Tides: Paraguayan War: Let Them Come, 1864 - 1866: Episode 1

Turning Tides: Paraguayan War will discuss the War of the Triple Alliance, or López's War, as well as the effects of the war on South America and the rest of the world. The first episode, Let Them Come, will cover the period from 1864 to 1866, in which President Francisco Solano López of Paraguay invades Argentina and is forced back by the armies of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Researched and written by Joseph Pascone Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com Episode 1 Sources: 1. The Road to Armageddon: Paraguay versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70, by Thomas L. Whigham 2. War in Paraguay, by George Thompson 3. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3200 B.C. to the Present: Fourth Edition, by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy 4. Francisco Solano Lopez: Who Was This South American Napoleon?, by Ilyas Benabdeljalil, MA Int'l Relations, BA Political Science, https://www.thecollector.com/francisco-solano-lopez-paraguayan-war/ 5. Unraveling the Distinction: Argentine vs. Argentinian – A Cultural Journey, by Jason Pittock, July 24th, 2023, https://argentineasado.com/argentine-vs-argentinian/#:~:text=When%20to%20use%20Argentine%20or,to%20Argentina%20and%20its%20people. 6. How Bolivian Indigenous Peoples Mobilized History for Social Change, by Benjamin Dangl, AKPRESS, May 19th, 2019, https://truthout.org/articles/how-bolivian-indigenous-peoples-mobilized-history-for-social-change/ 7. Subtle Genocide Is Revisiting Cerro Rico, Bolivia, by Jan Lundberg, February 17, 2011, https://www.culturechange.org/cms/content/view/706/2/ 8. Wikipedia

Season 5

Turning Tides: Charles XII: God on My Side, 1715 - 1721: Episode 4

Turning Tides: Charles XII will discuss the life and times of King Charles XII of Sweden, as well as his effect on the surrounding areas. The fourth and final episode, God on My Side, will cover the period from 1715 to 1721, in which the Great Northern War ends and King Charles XII dies in the trenches during battle. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Researched and written by Joseph Pascone Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com Episode 4 Sources: 1. By Defeating My Enemies: Charles XII of Sweden and the Great Northern War 1682-1721, by Michael Glaeser 2. Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire 1682-1719, by R. Nisbet Bain 3. Charles XII: King of Sweden, by Carl Gustafson Klingspor 4. Peter the Great: Autocrat and Reformer, by Michael W. Simmons 5. A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower, 1611-1721, by Henrik O. Lunde 6. Twelve Against the Gods: The Story of Adventure, by William Bolitho 7. The Swedish History: Interesting Historical Facts About Sweden, by Verity Press 8. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present: Fourth Edition, by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy 9. The History of Ukraine and Russia: Unfolding the Tangled 2000 Years that Led to Crisis, by Marc Miles Vaughn 10. The History of the Ottoman Empire, by Hajji and Mani Pasha 11. Wikipedia

Turning Tides: Charles XII: Tyr in Exile, 1707 - 1714: Episode 3

Turning Tides: Charles XII will discuss the life and times of King Charles XII of Sweden, as well as his effect on the surrounding areas. The third episode, Tyr in Exile, will cover the period from 1707 to 1714, in which King Charles XII campaigns throughout Russia and Ukraine before ultimately being defeated at the Battle of Poltava. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Researched and written by Joseph Pascone Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com Episode 3 Sources: 1. By Defeating My Enemies: Charles XII of Sweden and the Great Northern War 1682-1721, by Michael Glaeser 2. Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire 1682-1719, by R. Nisbet Bain 3. Charles XII: King of Sweden, by Carl Gustafson Klingspor 4. Peter the Great: Autocrat and Reformer, by Michael W. Simmons 5. A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower, 1611-1721, by Henrik O. Lunde 6. Twelve Against the Gods: The Story of Adventure, by William Bolitho 7. The Swedish History: Interesting Historical Facts About Sweden, by Verity Press 8. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present: Fourth Edition, by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy 9. The History of Ukraine and Russia: Unfolding the Tangled 2000 Years that Led to Crisis, by Marc Miles Vaughn 10. The History of the Ottoman Empire, by Hajji and Mani Pasha 11. Wikipedia

Turning Tides: Charles XII: Art of War, 1703 - 1706: Episode 2

Turning Tides: Charles XII will discuss the life and times of King Charles XII of Sweden, as well as his effect on the surrounding areas. The second episode, Art of War, will cover the period from 1703 to 1706, in which King Charles XII campaigns throughout Poland and eventually brings war to Central Europe. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Researched and written by Joseph Pascone Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com Episode 2 Sources: 1. By Defeating My Enemies: Charles XII of Sweden and the Great Northern War 1682-1721, by Michael Glaeser 2. Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire 1682-1719, by R. Nisbet Bain 3. Charles XII: King of Sweden, by Carl Gustafson Klingspor 4. Peter the Great: Autocrat and Reformer, by Michael W. Simmons 5. A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower, 1611-1721, by Henrik O. Lunde 6. Twelve Against the Gods: The Story of Adventure, by William Bolitho 7. The Swedish History: Interesting Historical Facts About Sweden, by Verity Press 8. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present: Fourth Edition, by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy 9. Wikipedia

Turning Tides: Charles XII: By Defeating My Enemies, 1682 - 1702: Episode 1

Turning Tides: Charles XII will discuss the life and times of King Charles XII of Sweden, as well as his effect on the surrounding areas. The first episode, By Defeating My Enemies, will cover the period from 1682 to 1702, in which Charles XII is born, comes to power, and attempts to expand his empire through conquest. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Researched and written by Joseph Pascone Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com Episode 1 Sources: 1. By Defeating My Enemies: Charles XII of Sweden and the Great Northern War 1682-1721, by Michael Glaeser 2. Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire 1682-1719, by R. Nisbet Bain 3. Charles XII: King of Sweden, by Carl Gustafson Klingspor 4. Peter the Great: Autocrat and Reformer, by Michael W. Simmons 5. A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower, 1611-1721, by Henrik O. Lunde 6. Twelve Against the Gods: The Story of Adventure, by William Bolitho 7. The Swedish History: Interesting Historical Facts About Sweden, by Verity Press 8. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present: Fourth Edition, by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy 9. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/73122/pg73122-images.html 10. Wikipedia

Turning Tides: No Future Except Hell: An Interview with Mark Bulik, NYT Senior Editor and author of Ambush at Central Park: When the IRA Came to New York

Turning Tides welcomes Mark Bulik, a senior editor at the New York Times and author of Ambush at Central Park: When the IRA Came to New York for an interview in which he discusses his new book, as well as his first book, The Sons of Molly Maguire: the Irish Roots of America's First Labor War. Mark Bulik's Website: https://markbulik.com/ The Sons of Molly Maguire: the Irish Roots of America's First Labor War on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sons-Molly-Maguire-Irish-Americas/dp/0823262235 Ambush at Central Park: When the IRA Came to New York on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ambush-Central-Park-When-Came/dp/1531502601 If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array. Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Turning Tides: The Mughal Empire: Tears of Blood, 1708 - 1858: Episode 3

Turning Tides: The Mughal Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Mughals in the Indian subcontinent. The third and final episode, Tears of Blood, will cover the period from 1708 to 1858, in which the Mughal Empire steadily declined before completely capitulating during the First War of Indian Independence. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support! Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment. Researched and written by Joseph Pascone Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/ IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent Email: antiksent@gmail.com Episode 3 Sources: 1. The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture, by Annemarie Schimmel 2. Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens & Begums of the Mughal Empire, by Ira Mukhoty 3. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present: Fourth Edition, by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy 4. The Rise of the Sikh Empire: The story of the rise of the Sikh's as a Religion and to martial prowess, by Nehal Kaur 5. Majestic Mughals- A Saga of Passion, Power and Empire: From Babur to Bahadhurshah Jafar- Unraveling the Tale of India's Greatest Dynasty, by Arijeet Singh 6. The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History, by Alexander Mikaberidze 7. Nadir Shah in India, by Sir Jadunath Sarkar 8. British Colonialism in India: From the East India Company to the Road to Independence and the Partition of India (Pocket History), by Nigel Durve 9. The Legacy of Shivaji the Great: Military Strategy, Naval Supremacy, and the Maratha Empire, by Col. Anil Athale 10. Early Modern India (A.D. 1605 – 1856), by Dr. Suresh Rai. K. 11. Understanding the Mughal Empire from the Unusual Perspective of Jahanara Begum, by Derek Dwight Anderson 12. thekashmiriyat.co.uk/do-not-regret-my-act-people-are-with-me-up-teacher-who-got-muslim-boy-slapped/, August 27th, 2023, by News Desk 13. India's School Textbooks Are the Latest Battleground for Hindu Nationalism, time.com/6269349/india-textbook-changes-controversy-hindu-nationalism/, by Sanya Mansoor, published April 6th, 2023, updated April 7th, 2023 14. How India's Hindu Nationalists Are Weaponizing History Against Muslims, time.com/6320003/india-weaponizing-history-against-muslims/, by Audrey Truschke (professor of South Asian history at Rutgers University), published October 6th, 2023 Etc.

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