The Ancient Art of Modern Warfare
Government
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” So begins L.P. Hartley’s book, The Go-Between. Although the way people do things changes over time, what they do remains largely the same. War and politics are human endeavors, and human nature is unchanging. It should be no surprise, therefore, that the nature of war and politics is also unchanging. That is the point of these podcasts. The first objective history of war, the war between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BC was chronicled by the Greek general Thucydides. Although the way the armies and navies fought then are much different than today, the overall campaigns and reasons for those campaign are strikingly similar to modern strategy. Thucydides’ observations provide lessons for us, even today, if we are just willing to learn from them. This why his work is still studied in our war colleges.
Music:
Rodgers and R.R. Bennett, Fire on the Water/Victory at Sea Suite (Public Domain/Fair use for educational purposes)
Traditional, The Army Strings, Garryowen (Public Domain)
Copland, A. & United States Marine Band. (2000) Fanfare for the Common Man. unpublished, Washington, DC. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, (Fair use for educational purposes.)
E89 Sun Who?
E88: Who is thes Clausewitz Guy?
E87: Identifying the End State
E86: Is an End State Important?
E85: Naming the Rose Part 5 -- Why don’t we take action?
E84: Naming the Rose, Part 4 -- Tools for Accountability
Naming the Rose Part 3
Naming the Rose, Part 2
E81: Naming the Rose
E80: Rules for the Use of Force for Private Security Companies
E79: Rules for the Use of Force
E78: ROE and the Law of War
E77: Rules of Engagement
E76: Limited War with China
Wagner Decapitated?
E74: Niger -- Military Coup as Hybrid Warfare?
E73 Triumph of the Will
E72: Warfighting Capabilities
E71: War College for Civilians
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