James Rife and Craig Reed, Military Historians and Authors

<p>On this week’s podcast, Rad features James Rife and Craig Reed, both military historians and published authors. James discusses the tense geopolitical history between Ukraine and Russia going back a thousand years that laid the foundations for the invasion happening today. </p> <p> </p> <p>Meanwhile, Craig analyzes the backbreaking mistakes that Russia has made thus far which has dragged on what was supposed to be a 3-day invasion into a protracted war now on its 6th month. </p> <p> </p> <p>They look at the sweeping changes Ukraine enforced after the ease with which Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. After getting a taste of Western democracy and freedom, Ukraine’s now battle-hardened veterans, armed with cutting-edge weapons and tactics, have put up stiff resistance against their country's greatest existential crisis.</p> <p> </p> <p>Grab a copy of James and Craig's book <em>The Russia Ukraine War Factbook</em> in the link below:</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://militaryminiaturepress.com/product/the-russia-ukraine-war-factbook/">https://militaryminiaturepress.com/product/the-russia-ukraine-war-factbook/</a></p> <p><br /><br /></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>