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The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.

The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.

By: James Eling
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Professional Military Education in 30 minute sessions. Historic Battles study through current doctrine to gain lessons learned. Tactics, Strategy, Combined Arms, Military Leadership in a format for Unit PME programs. We study the great battles to draw the lessons on strategy, tactics and leadership. Get your lessons learned here rather than in AAR format.(C) Copyright 2018-2024 Political Science Politics & Government World
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  • 132 - Ten Battlefield Disruptors for Tomorrow's Wars

    132 - Ten Battlefield Disruptors for Tomorrow's Wars
    Jul 13 2025

    How is the modern battlefield changing?

    What role is technology like Artificial Intelligence, drones, precision strike and electronic warfare changing command and control, ISR and combined arms?

    This is the first of 3 episodes with retired Colonel John Antal, who has studied 2nd Nagorno-Karabakh, recent Israeli battles and the war in Ukraine.

    Check out the show notes for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast.
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    35 mins
  • 131 - Amphibious Ambitions and Island Defeats - How Kinman and Hainan shaped China's Navy

    131 - Amphibious Ambitions and Island Defeats - How Kinman and Hainan shaped China's Navy
    Jun 14 2025

    This is the second of a two-part series looking at the origin story of the PLA Navy. This episode looks at the crucial Kinmen and Hainan Islands campaigns. This is an interview with Dr Toshi Yoshihara, an expert in the history of China's Navy.

    How was each campaign planned and executed?
    What were the results for the Chinese Navy?
    What did the PLA Navy learn from these campaigns?
    How have these early littoral manoeuvre campaigns shaped the PLA today?

    We discuss the roles of Mao Zedong, Lin Biao, Xiao Jinguang, in these early important battles for China.

    Check out the show notes for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast.
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    39 mins
  • 130 - From River Crossings to Amphibious Operations - How the PLA Built a Navy from scratch and learned littoral manoeuvre

    130 - From River Crossings to Amphibious Operations - How the PLA Built a Navy from scratch and learned littoral manoeuvre
    Jun 5 2025
    37 mins

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