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Every book Robert Pape recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Robert Pape appears on, in one place — not just one.
Robert Pape appeared on various podcasts to discuss international relations, military history, and geopolitical strategy. During his appearances, he recommended and discussed several notable literary works concerning conflict and power dynamics. On Breaking Points, he suggested that listeners read Halford Mackinder's 1904 work, The Geographical Pivot of History, to better understand the role of geography in great power dynamics. In a subsequent episode of the same podcast, he recommended watching the opening ten minutes of the film version of Saving Private Ryan to grasp the realities of difficult military exposure. Later, while appearing on Modern Wisdom, Pape cited Giulio Douhet's book The Command of the Air to explain historical military theories suggesting that air power or economic blockades alone could incite popular revolts to topple governments. In the same discussion on Modern Wisdom, he brought up The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt while talking about political campaign contributions and foreign policy influence.
Books recommended by Robert Pape
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Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is a critically acclaimed epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg that depicts the brutal realities of the D-Day invasion and a subsequent dangerous mission to retrieve a paratrooper.
Recommended“We've got the best in the brightest here and nonetheless, that's Saving Private Ryan is a good movie to watch this weekend. Just the opening 10 minutes.”
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The Geographical Pivot of History
The Geographical Pivot of History is a seminal 1904 geopolitical essay by Halford Mackinder that introduced the Heartland theory, emphasizing the strategic importance of Central Eurasia in dominating global politics.
Recommended“make a suggestion for your listeners, cuz a lot of your listeners love They should go and look at a piece by Halford Mackinder called The Geographic Pivot of History. 1904.”
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The Command of the Air
The Command of the Air by Giulio Douhet is a foundational 1921 military strategy text examining the role of air power in warfare.
Discussed“since World War I starts with Julio Duh Haye he wrote a book command in the air mostly has to do with air power there's been a hope with either economic blockades or air power that air power or blockades without a ground force could incite a popular revolt to topple the government”
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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
The Israel Lobby and U.S.
Discussed“This is in the Israel lobby. John Mirshimer and Steve Walt's book, they lay it out. Um, and it's fun fundamentally, it's a very simple story, which is that although anybody can give money to elections, it's a it's a free and open process.”
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Books Robert Pape wrote
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Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I have coming out, Chris, a book called Our Own Worst Enemies: America in the Age of Violent Populism. Uh, it's pre-order now on Amazon. It'll be available in just a couple weeks to be in your mailbox.”
“there's famous Abraham Lincoln famous story in uh Doris Kern Goodwin's of team of rivals where Abraham Lincoln goes around the table asks the entire cabinet and and they all say no no no no and they come to the and Clinton and and Lincoln says I and gentlemen the eyes have it.”
“And and a new book coming, Our Worst Enemies, America in the Age of Violent Populism. And my nightmare scenario was always that we'd have an election as this contentious with an international crisis.”
“As you know, I have a book coming out, Our own worst enemies, the preface is called uh the most dangerous elections in our lifetimes.”
“They haven't gone to I've been to Trump rallies uh because that's part of my book, Our Own Worst Enemy.”
“this is like Saving Private Ryan territory. So, they'll try to minimize it, but the fact of the matter is the bad guys are going to know what the best approaches are, too.”
“So I have a book coming out in September called Our Own Worst Enemies.”
“So, my book Bombing to Win goes back to World War I.”