Today, at 5:30pm ET, I will be giving a Legacy Lecture on #zoos and #worldwar2 at the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, VA.
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If anyone wants to follow the livestream on YouTube, go to bit.ly/2Or0E8D
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Happy Appomattox Day to all who celebrate, and even those who don’t.
This, and the fact that--as early as World War I--the US was promised a future of casualty-free warfare (from the US side, of course) in which war injury is the exception and not--as has been the case throughout history--the inescapable norm.
Covers of history book
Great to see "They Are Dead and Yet They Live" on sale at #SMH.
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Thanks. I still can't believe the SMH folks (or anyone) liked it.
Glad to see this is "official."
I look forward to accepting the award in Arlington, VA. Hope to see you there.
I am humbled to announce that "World War Zoos" won the 2026 Distinguished Book Award from the Society of Military History. Thanks to everyone who believed in the book! share.google/G2gxOFSy2ZcF...
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Step 2: loosen the rules of combat, normalizing higher numbers of non-American casualties.
Step 3: fight much weaker enemies that have little hope of striking US civilians.
Step 4: make talking about US casualties seem unpatriotic or treasonous, as Pete Hegseth would like us to believe.
What we are seeing in Iran is the product of a decades-long project to remove US casaulties from the calculus of American warfare.
Step 1 : remove, as much as possible, US bodies from the field of fire, replacing them with machines.
Trump says that “every time you see someone with missing arms or legs” or a face that’s been “shattered” it was most likely caused by an Iranian “road side bomb.”
Facts and history--they don't matter, not when there are wars to justify.
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Thanks to Sarah Griswold for this story about my recent trip to Vietnam.
@okstate.edu #AmericanStudies
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Minneapolis is Gettysburg? Tim Walz is Jeff Davis?
See our brief piece in The Conversation on why folks use the Civil War to make sense of current events.
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#CivilWar #Minneapolis #ICE
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Black snake with yellowish stripes on a dirt running trail.
It's February, which means that #snakes are out in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness
Thanks to Gerry Prokopowicz for having Jen Murray and I on Civil War Talk Radio.
Check it out.
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#civilwar #theyaredeadandyettheylive
If you are interested, here is a chance to pick up a copy at 40% off.
“Are you talking to me?” This week is the 50th anniversary of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. Historian @jasonhiggins.bsky.social explains how Taxi Driver, like many #VietnamWar era films, contains historical truths but also reinforces deeply problematic myths about veterans, homecoming, & trauma. 🗃️
What is vegan soul food? What's the deal with Morrissey nowadays? And how much training do you need to make a career of military history?
Find out all this and more on the latest episode of "Military Historians are People, Too."
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Great to see this. Steve contributed a terrific chapter to my new co-edited book on Civil War memory.
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The executive order should be called “Restoring Lies and Insanity to American History.” Another example of “What We Learned from the Lost Cause.”
Excited to announce that I'll be giving a Legacy Lecture at the George Marshall Foundation in this April.
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Jen Murray and I are on the latest episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast.
We talk about our new edited collection, They Are Dead and Yet They Live, from @univnebpress.bsky.social.
Thanks to Chris Mackowski for having us!
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This collection proved essential when writing my dissertation (then book) on disabled veterans. And I just scratched the surface.
Flyer for book debut of They Are Dead and Yet They Live on Feb 26 at 7 pm
Can't wait to talk to Jen Murray about why the American Civil War matters --now more than ever.
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Image of goats (with dog in the background) munching on brush
In lighter news:
Turkey Mountain in Tulsa has started using a herd of goats, and a sleepy herding dog, to clear brush and leaves from the hiking trails.
Animals making the outdoors a better place for humans.
I am looking forward to late career.
Check out the latest episode of the Cross Word Book podcast in which historian Jennifer Murray and I talk about living in the South, predictions of the "next" civil war, & our new edited collection on #CivilWar memory.
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Jen Murray and I just had a great time recording an episode of the Cross Word Books podcast (out soon).
If anyone wants to chat about our new book on #CivilWar memory and American polarization, just hit us up.
I can't wait to read this. Admittedly, I am not very good at keeping track of references to my work. I am just humbled by the fact that, given all the brilliant folks working on these topics, people still find my work on disabled vets useful. (Not fishing for compliments.)
Hot new #AMA is here right now #Skystorians! @johnmkinder.bsky.social and Jen Murray are here to talk about the American Civil War, what it means for us today, and so much more! #CivilWar
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I am crushed that this is happening in Minneapolis...or anywhere for that matter. For the safety of everyone, abolish ICE.