Great Strategists Archives - War Room - U.S. Army War College

May 15 2024 13 ep. 26 mins 9
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This is the podcast of WAR ROOM, the official online journal of the U.S. Army War College. Join us for provocative discussions about U.S. national security and defense, featuring prominent national security and military professionals.

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HORSESHOES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND SHARED UNDERSTANDING: CHESTER NIMITZ'S ART OF COMMAND

Mar 25 2024 45 mins  
Ten days after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was named commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT). He was quickly promoted to admiral, and his demonstrated leadership and strategic thought are worthy of in-depth study. Trent Hone has done just that, and his recent book, Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W.

K.M PANIKKAR: INDIAN SCHOLAR, DIPLOMAT, STRATEGIST (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

Apr 25 2022 33 mins  
Four years ago the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) underwent a name change in hopes of signifying a change in thinking in the region. The new name, United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), was in recognition of "the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific oceans as America focuses West." In studying the region it quickly becomes clear that India, and

HOW MUCH FOR THE PEN? SCHELLING (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

Jan 25 2021 37 mins  
A BETTER PEACE welcomes back Tami Biddle to our GRAND STRATEGIST series. She joins WAR ROOM podcast editor Ron Granieri in the virtual studio to discuss the contributions of Thomas C. Schelling to the Cold War nuclear strategy realm. Schelling, an economist, was a great contributor to the concepts of compellence, coercion and deterrence and strategic threat analysis. Tami and Ron e

A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO WAR? ANTOINE-HENRI JOMINI (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

Sep 04 2019 30 mins  
In this episode in our Great Strategists series, U.S. Army War College historians Bill Johnsen and Con Crane present one of the more enigmatic figures in military theory, Baron Antoine-Henri Jomini. Historians have given Jomini mixed reviews in terms of evaluating his theories and contributions, but almost all recognize his influence. Modern analysts often pit Jomini and his conte

THE NATURE AND CHARACTER OF WAR — THUCYDIDES (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

Aug 27 2019 32 mins  
A BETTER PEACE presents "The Nature and Character of War -- Thucydides," the next installment in our Great Strategists series. Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) was a Athenian general in the Peloponnesian War who, early on, recognized the War's potential for transforming the political and social structures of the period. Thus, he set out to write a detailed account of the War from its ons

BEYOND THUCYDIDES: HERODOTUS, XENOPHON & UNDERSTANDING WAR (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

Feb 26 2019 23 mins  
A BETTER PEACE presents "Beyond Thucydides: Herodotus, Xenophon & Understanding War," Rob Farley and Jacqueline E. Whitt discuss the relevant and lasting impacts of two ancient Greek historians and writers not named Thucydides. Ironically, Herodotus and Xenophon were historically viewed as more important and relevant. How so, why did this change, and what modern insights can these

JOHN WARDEN AND THE ENEMY AS A SYSTEM (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

Jan 22 2019 19 mins  
A BETTER PEACE presents "John Warden and an Enemy as a System," as Clay Chun and Jacqueline E. Whitt discuss airpower theorist John Warden III and his approaches to modeling an enemy force. The five rings represented classes of targets and their relationship to each other, such that striking targets closer to the model's center would lead to greater effects. What are the uses and i

JOHN BOYD AND THE “OODA” LOOP (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

Jan 07 2019 22 mins  
A BETTER PEACE presents "John Boyd and the 'OODA' Loop," as Clay Chun and Jacqueline E. Whitt discuss airpower theorist John Boyd and his efforts to reduce uncertainty on the battlefield. His Observe-Orient-Decide-Act loop originated as a tactical approach to engagement but evolved to a more strategic application of organizational learning. To what extent does the theory explain co

THREE PIONEERS OF AIRPOWER (GREAT STRATEGISTS)

Aug 23 2018 21 mins  
We continue our Great Strategists series with "Three Pioneers of Airpower." In the early 20th century, Italian Giulio Douhet, American Billy Mitchell, and British officer Hugh Trenchard saw the battlefield changing as a result of the introduction of airplanes. What were their stories and what are the lasting impacts? Presenting these pioneers are War College professors Tami Davis B

MAHAN AND SEA POWER -- GREAT STRATEGISTS (EPISODE 4)

Sep 15 2017 16 mins  
In this fourth episode of War Room’s special series on Great Strategists, Patrick Bratton explores Alfred Thayer Mahan's The Influence of Seapower upon History and its relevance to the 21st century. Writing at the turn of the 20th century, Mahan was explicitly thinking about the role of sea power for the United States as it emerged onto the world stage, and his ideas, though very