Michael E. Neagle
@mikeneagle
Historian; Former Reporter; Dad; Husband; Author of “Chasing Bandits: America’s Long War on Terror” (UNC Press) & “America’s Forgotten Colony: Cuba’s Isle of Pines” (Cambridge UP); President of New England Historical Association. michaeleneagle.com
Happy to see #ChasingBandits out in the wild among impressive company at the @uncpress.bsky.social table at the @shafrhistorians.bsky.social conference being held at Ohio State University. For those at SHAFR, I’ll be talking about the book at 3:35 today.
The 2025-26 #ChasingBandits book tour winds down in Dudley, MA at 11 a.m. May 16 at the Pearle Crawford Memorial Library. Free and open to all. Reminder: Chasing Bandits is available at Amazon and @uncpress.bsky.social (promo code: 01UNCP30) if anyone is looking for a good beach or travel read.
New Hampshire Homies - My previously scheduled #ChasingBandits (@uncpress.bsky.social) book tour stop at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH, is now set for 4 p.m. April 21. Thanks to the History and Politics departments for the invitation! Hope to see you there.
Looking forward to welcoming Alan McPherson of Temple University to Nichols College for the next America in the World lecture. He will talk about his latest book "The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy" from @uncpress.bsky.social at 3:30 March 25 in Davis 209. All are welcome.
New Hampshirites: The #ChasingBandits (@uncpress.bsky.social) book tour rolls on to Saint Anselm College at 4 p.m. March 3. #Venezuela & other contemporary foreign policy topics will come up, too. My thanks to the History and Politics departments for extending the invitation! Hope to see you there.
Come see me for a #ChasingBandits (@uncpress.bsky.social) book signing at @barnesandnoble.com in Enfield, CT from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 21. Even if you already have a book, come by to keep me company. Or buy another copy!
Save the date: The #ChasingBandits (@uncpress.bsky.social) book tour rolls on to Worcester on March 11 for a homecoming at the College of the Holy Cross. I've been invited by the McFarland Center to speak about "Ethics and the Rhetoric of America's Long War on Terror." Talk is free & open to all.
Thanks to a fun and engaging audience at the Albany Public Library today who came to hear my talk about #ChasingBandits (@uncpress.bsky.social). Great Q&A session! Appreciation to Friends and Foundation of Albany Public Library & Andrea Nicolay for setting this up.
The #ChasingBandits (@uncpress.bsky.social) book tour kicks off the Spring 2026 slate with a return engagement in Albany - this time at the @albanynylibrary.bsky.social at 2 p.m. Jan. 13. Thanks to Friends and Foundation of the Albany library & Andrea Nicolay for the invite.
A #ChasingBandits (@uncpress.bsky.social) back-to-back this week open to all: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 19) - home game at Nichols College. Snacks available, so get there early! 6:30 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 20) - on the road at Gladys E. Kelly Public Library in Webster, MA. Hope to see you there.
I had a wonderful time yesterday talking with @easternctstateuniv.bsky.social students and faculty about #ChasingBandits. Great questions and conversation. Thanks to Caitlin Carenen for the invite. @uncpress.bsky.social
The Fall 2025 "Chasing Bandits" (@uncpress.bsky.social) book tour rolls on. I'll be at @easternctstateuniv.bsky.social at 3 p.m. Nov. 5. Looking forward to a Willimantic homecoming.
Had a great time at Siena University talking about "Chasing Bandits" (@uncpress.bsky.social) Thursday and Friday. Very grateful to Karen Sonnelitter for the invitation and the hospitality shown by the students and faculty of the History and Political Science/IR programs.
Albany Amigos: The #ChasingBandits (@uncpress.bsky.social) Fall 2025 book tour continues at Siena University on Oct. 23. Thanks to Karen Sonnelitter for the invitation and making his happen. Hope to see you there!
Sincere “thank you” to Springfield College for a warm reception and support of my #ConstitutionDay talk on “US Responses to Terrorism Over the Past Century and Beyond.” #ChasingBandits
The #ChasingBandits Book Tour begins! Honored to have been invited by Springfield College for Constitution Day to discuss "U.S. Responses to Terrorism Over the Past Century and Beyond."
For the next 48 hours, @uncpress.bsky.social is running a 50% off sale on new books on their website using promo code 01NEWSITE50. As Samuel Jackson might say, "BUY MY BOOK!" #ChasingBandits uncpress.org/978146969104...
The @nehistoricalassoc.bsky.social (NEHA) Fall conference Call for Papers deadline has been extended to Sept. 12. Open to all historians/scholars - not just in New England. We'll also hear from former @historians.org Exec. Dir. @jgrossman.bsky.social at the NEHA 60th Anniversary dinner on Nov. 7.
Friendly reminder to all historians/scholars - not just the New England ones - that the CFP deadline for the Fall @nehistoricalassoc.bsky.social conference is Aug. 1. We would love to hear what you're working on!
An impressively dominant Final Four for the UConn women! Congrats! #BleedBlue