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Historians from the CGSC Department of Military History discuss topics in military history, ranging from antiquity to the near-present.
Episode 70 – Operation Southern Watch with Dr. John Kuehn
Confused Heap of Facts
55 minutes
4 months ago
Episode 70 – Operation Southern Watch with Dr. John Kuehn
Dr. Jonathan Abel and Dr. Bill Nance talk Operation Southern Watch with Dr. John Kuehn, US Navy (Retired). They explain why Desert Storm wasn’t actually the end of the story in Iraq. They explore how the no-fly zones were set up over Iraq, and their purpose. Dr. Kuehn walks through how missions in Southern Watch worked. They conclude with an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of no-fly zones in subsequent conflicts.
Listener caution: some explicit language.
“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield
Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMHDMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill NanceArtwork: Daniel O. NealMusic: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
Confused Heap of Facts
Historians from the CGSC Department of Military History discuss topics in military history, ranging from antiquity to the near-present.
