Hotel Havoc

War, peace, and everything in between. A light hearted but inquisitive approach to some of the complex events, topics, and people that defines our lives, featuring guests with different backgrounds & opinions.

May 8, 2024

The Ghost Fleet of the Potomac

What has sometimes been described "largest shipwreck in the Western Hemisphere" is in the United States, but perhaps not where you think. It is not off the coast of the Carolinas, or Florida, though. It instead sits roughly 30 miles south of Washing…

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April 17, 2024

Men of God / Men of War

On this episode, I sat down with Steve and Nate, twin brothers separated by church and tradition. They recently released a book titled "Men Of God Men Of War": two journeys, two stories - and one shared vision. Nate learned h...

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April 11, 2024

Public Affairs in the U.S. Army

On the latest episode, I chatted with Sergeant Major Jason Baker. Baker is a seasoned Public Affairs Soldier who has spent half his 24-year-long Army career supporting Airborne and Special Operations units. As a flailing fine...

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April 5, 2024

A Bridge To Victory: Union Army Military Bridging in 1864

In the spring of 1864, General Ulysses S Grant began his "Overland Campaign", an ambitious attempt to end the war by destroying the Army of Northern Virginia, led by Robert E Lee, and take the Confederate capital of Richmond. By June, however, Union…

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March 20, 2024

OP-ED: Purging The "Dead Wood" From The US Military

“The difficulties of leadership which existed in 1917-18 have been enormously multiplied today by the increased mobility and fire power of modern armies, and the necessity for vigorous commanders is greater now than it has ever been before.&…

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Feb. 28, 2024

20 Days In Mariupol

I sat down with Tetyana, a Ukrainian-American who is an award-winning author and a multi-lingual translator and who has spent 20+ years in the media and creative industries. While she has also wrote as a freelance writer and ...

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Recent Blog Posts

The Ghost Fleet of the Potomac

What has sometimes been described "largest shipwreck in the Western Hemisphere" is in the United States, but perhaps not where you think. It is not off the coast of the Carolinas, or Florida, though. It instead sits roughly 30 miles south of Washing…

A Bridge To Victory: Union Army Military Bridging in 1864

In the spring of 1864, General Ulysses S Grant began his "Overland Campaign", an ambitious attempt to end the war by destroying the Army of Northern Virginia, led by Robert E Lee, and take the Confederate capital of Richmond. By June, however, Union…

OP-ED: Purging The "Dead Wood" From The US Military

“The difficulties of leadership which existed in 1917-18 have been enormously multiplied today by the increased mobility and fire power of modern armies, and the necessity for vigorous commanders is greater now than it has ever been before.&…