Our guest today is the Irish Texan - Jonathan Carroll of the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst! Born and raised in County Kildare, Jonathan joined the Irish Army at 17, serving in the Reserve for over twelve years. Along the way, he earned his BA in Civil Law and an MA in Military History and Strategic Studies at Maynooth University, then made the bold move to work with Friend-of-the-Pod Brian Linn at Texas A&M (where his dissertation won the Society for Military History's Edward M. Coffman Award). Jonathan has published in The Journal of Military History, Defence Forces Review, and War in History, and is author of Beyond Black Hawk Down: Intervention, Nationbuilding, and Insurgency in Somalia, 1992-1995 (forthcoming soon from Kansas). Jonathan does staff rides with Sandhurst and also guides with Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours in Normandy.
Join us for a St. Patrick's Day chat with Jonathan Carroll - we'll talk celebrating the Snake-Ridding Saint, teaching at Sandhurst, life's twists and turns, finding a good topic, Buc-ee's, Pink Floyd, and more! So pour yourself a Guinness and enjoy!
Shout-out to Johney Gurkha's in Aldershot and Cilantro in Bryan, Texas!
Rec.: 03/17/2025
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