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Ep 008 "French COIN: Introduction and the Indochina Dénouement (Part One)"
Season 1 Episode 8
In this first episode, I discuss the fundamentals of French irregular warfare doctrine with a concentration on COIN, French martial history in a thum…
3 years, 7 months ago
Ep 007 "Review and Discussion: Wrong Turn by Gian Gentile"
Season 1 Episode 7
A short but effective tome that is a sound introduction to why the western COIN complex is so wrong-headed and intellectually bankrupt.
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3 years, 8 months ago
Ep 006 "Frameworks and Strategic Deficit Disorder"
Season 1 Episode 6
I discuss the combat framework from the tactical to the operational to the strategic level and mission command for both regular and irregular warfare…
3 years, 9 months ago
Ep 005 "Peak Guerrilla: The Origins of Modern Irregular Warfare"
Season 1 Episode 5
In this episode, I sketch the lives and exploits of three guerrilla luminaries: TE Lawrence, GEN Paul Emil von Letter-Vorbeck and Michael Collins. I …
3 years, 9 months ago
Ep 004 "The Impossibility of Successful Western Counterinsurgency"
Season 1 Episode 4
Despite trillions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of deaths, the West has nothing to show for the counterinsurgency campaigns it has waged. Desp…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ep 003 "Michael Collins: The Empire Blinks"
Season 1 Episode 3
The Irish Rebellion in 1916-1922 is what I characterize as in the era of "Peak Guerrilla" in concert with the exploits of TE Lawrence and GEN Paul Em…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ep 002 "Antifragility and Irregular Warfare"
Season 1 Episode 2
In this episode, I make the case that insurgencies are antifragile and that counterinsurgencies are fragile for the most part; we discuss the concept…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ep 001 "Terms of Endearment"
Season 1 Episode 1
This charter episode will discuss the intent of the podcast and get started with the basics to create a framework of common understanding. This episo…
3 years, 11 months ago