JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
 
Hour One
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 1, Block A:  The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 1, Block B: The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 1, Block C: The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 1, Block D: The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
 
Hour Two
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 2, Block A:  The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 2, Block B:  The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 2, Block C:  The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 2, Block D: The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
 
Hour Three
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 3, Block A:  The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 3, Block B:  The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 3, Block C:  The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 3, Block D:  The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
 
Hour Four
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 4, Block A: Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble's Boys and the Tripoli Campaign, by Chipp Reid
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 4, Block B: Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble's Boys and the Tripoli Campaign, by Chipp Reid
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 4, Block C: Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble's Boys and the Tripoli Campaign, by Chipp Reid
Friday 25 December  2020 / Hour 4, Block D:  Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble's Boys and the Tripoli Campaign, by Chipp Reid
Intrepid Sailors tells one of the greatest sea stories in the history of the U.S. Navy. Under Commodore Edward Preble, the Navy came of age fighting the scourge of the time, the infamous Barbary Pirates. Intrepid Sailorstells the story of the Navy's campaign to subdue the pirate leader of Tripoli, who declared war on the United States in 1801. After two failed campaigns, Preble took command of the U.S. squadron in the Mediterranean and served notice to the world that the U.S. Navy would be a force with which to reckon. 
Among the ships in Preble's flotilla was a nondescript little ketch. Once a French supply boat, the ketch served Tripoli until the U.S. squadron captured her in 1803. Upon her capture, Preble incorporated the little boat into his force, re-naming her Intrepid. She was the first ship in the United States Navy to bear the name of Intrepid and would play a central role in some of the primary feats of "Preble's Boys."
The exploits of the officers and sailors in this campaign are the stuff of legend. In culling myth from fact, Reid went back to original sources, using the words of the men in the campaign to tell their story. Whether it is Decatur leading the daring raid to burn the captured frigate Philadelphiaor the escape attempts of American prisoners in Tripoli, Intrepid Sailors brings to life a story many Americans once widely knew but that today has become little more than footnote.
Unlike other books on the topic, however, Intrepid Sailors delves into the development of officers and sailors under Preble. Most were half the age of their commander and few had major combat experience. Under Preble, these men forged a legacy of professionalism to which the Navy still adheres. The book also examines one of the most famous friendships in American and Navy history—that of Decatur and Somers. Their thirst for glory and utter devotion to making the U.S. Navy a permanent, respected force inspired all around them, but that quest for immortality never caused a breach in their friendship. Instead, that friendship grew stronger, providing even more inspiration. Intrepid Sailors offers a rare insight into the lives of men who today loom larger than life and who continue to inspire each new class of naval officer. Stephen Decatur, Richard Somers, Charles Stewart, James Lawrence, Edward Preble and a pantheon of early U.S. Navy heroes all come to life.
 
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