LEXINGTON, Va. Nov. 10, 2025 — Two professors at Virginia Military Institute are featured in “Into the Sun”, the Veterans Day episode of the public radio program, “With Good Reason,” Nov. 8 through 15.

The show airs on 136 radio stations in 36 states. Lt. Col. Eric Osborne, associate professor in the Department of History, discusses the 1918 Battle of Megiddo, which was the world’s last great cavalry charge and a decisive British victory. He says the victory led to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and paved the way for the future state of Israel in Palestinian territories.

Osborne is the author of “The Battle of Megiddo: Palestine 1918.” Maj. Alex Paul, assistant professor in the Department of History, shares how his forthcoming book, “Unwilling Doughboys: The U.S. Army’s Foreign-Born Conscripts in World War I,” shatters the myth that during WWI, most immigrants in the United States submissively complied with the conscription practices of many local draft boards. “With Good Reason” is sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Local broadcast times, as well as audio files of full programs and companion news features, are on the “With Good Reason” website.

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