Ep 083 "Memorial Day Remembrance 2026: Oceans of Blood, Wars of Choice""

I discuss the darker side of celebrating war and the moral injury of wars of choice. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and an existential wake.

This day is about the ashes of victory and blood lakes of defeat. I show how the American way of war is far more brutal and murderous than the usual suspects let on..

***This episode is not for the squeamish or faint of heart.***

U.S. WAR CRIMES IN THE PHILIPPINES

James M. Scott Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila

Howard Jones My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness

Karl Marlantes What It Is Like to Go to War

Bill Russel Edmonds God is Not Here: A Soldier's Struggle with Torture, Trauma, and the Moral Injuries of War

Clark Savage King of All Things: A Guide to Man's Martial Purpose

Dick Couch A Tactical Ethic: Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace

Andrew Bacevich Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Misguided Wars

Shauna Springer WARRIOR: How to Support Those Who Protect Us

Jonathan Shay Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

Jonathan Shay Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

Another podcast:

Martyrmade: Anything That Moves - The My Lai Massacre (w/History on Fire)

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