S5E05 Michael Finch - Deakin University

Today, we go Down Under to chat with the pleasant, fun, and wicked-smart Michael Finch. Mike is a Senior Lecturer in the History of War and Strategy at the Centre for Future Defence and National Security at Deakin University. A graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford University, Mike has written extensively on French colonial violence and the First World War and just published a thoughtful history of the seminal Makers of Modern Strategy books titled Making Makers: The Past, the Present, and the Study of War (Oxford, 2024).

A native of the Newcastle region of England, Mike and his family made the big move to Australia and haven't looked back. We'll talk Oz, the serendipity of archival discoveries, ACT Brumbies, Korean BBQ, being a Geordi, caravan vacations, and, yes, kangaroos. Join us for this enjoyable chat with Mike Finch while he has his morning coffee and we wait for dinner!

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Rec.: 09/17/2024