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Teaching the doctrine, theory and history of warfare and how to use it in sports, business and life.https://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/

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    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 57 EPISODES
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    Episode 56; The Basics of Missile Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 17:22


    Send me a text!How do you hit a bullet with a bullet?  What will Golden Dome look like?  All this and much more!Different quotes New Season, new outroSupport the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 55; Golden Dome and Why China is Freaking Out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 22:17


    Send me a text!A brief understanding of China's nuclear deterrence strategy and why missile defense makes them nervous.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 54; Kashmir and the India Pakistan Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 16:49


    Send me a text!Why does anyone care and, more importantly does anyone care enough to use nuclear weapons.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 53; Torch and the North African Invasion in World War 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 14:13


    Send me a text!The overlooked allied introductory masterpiece of World War 2 and the opportunity to bash the French, just a little bit.  Bonus pedantic logistics discussions.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 52; The Algerian War of Secession and the Lessons of Insurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 19:44


    Send me a text!How did Algeria break free of Franco-chains and what lessons have been carried over to today.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 51; The Iran Iraq War and what to do about Iran today

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 17:31


    Send me a text!The Islamic Republic in Iran poses a unique threat which is not well appreciated by western leaders.  The Iran Iraq war provides substantial evidence for this fact.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 50; The Iranian Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 16:42


    Send me a text!The rise of the Ayatollahs and the fall of the Shah.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 49; Yemen and why its important

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 14:50


    Send me a text!A brief description of the modern history of Yemen and why the Houtis can't be ignored.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 48; The Mongol Army

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 15:29


    Send me a text!How did a nomadic society with no cities create the largest empire the world had known to that point?  Find out here.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 47; The Roman Army

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 16:36


    Send me a text!What made the Army of the Republic and Empire so special and how did it shape today's military?Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 46; Jomini

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 14:52


    Send me a text!An introduction into the father of American warfighting doctrine and the operational art.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 45; The Helicopter in War

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 16:21


    Send me a text!The impact of helicopters on warfare, their advantages and limitations and why we get it wrong.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 44; Fireforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 13:42


    Send me a text!A brief description and discussion of the Rhodesian Fireforce.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 43; The Drone Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 13:56


    Send me a text!What do drones mean for the future of warfare and where did they originate.  Bonus Air Force Bashing.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 42, The Aftermath of Yom Kippur

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 12:50


    Send me a text!How did Israel and the world adapt to the lessons of 1973?Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 41; The Yom Kippur War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 16:00


    Send me a text!The culminating clash between Israel and Egypt which laid the foundation for lasting peace and, yet again, change how modern warfare was fought.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 40; The Six Day War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 16:11


    Send me a text!The Israeli master class that changed warfare in but a few days in June.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 39; The Suez Campaign of 1956

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 15:55


    Send me a text!Learn about the Three Musketeers and the first 100 hour war as Egypt's Gamel Nasser steals the Suez and the limelight, declaring victory after defeat.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 38; The Arab-Israeli War of 1948

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 17:28


    Send me a text!Israel's first war against its Arab neighbors and co-inhabitants.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 37; Arab Israeli War before 1948

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 14:58


    Send me a text!The lead up to the end of the British Mandate and the Establishment of PalestineDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 36; The Arab Israeli Conflict Pre World War 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 17:23


    Send me a text!An introduction into what happened when the jews were re-introduced to PalestineDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 35; Lebanon at War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 16:55


    Send me a text!How Lebanon may change based upon recent events, seen in context of its post WW2 history.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 34; The Fall of Assad and the Rise of a New Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 17:48


    Send me a text!The complexity of Syria explained as well as some possible upcoming changes to the middle east as Assad, Russia and Iran lose influenceDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 33; Asymmetric Warfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 15:49


    Send me a text!A brief introduction to the war of the moment and foreseeable future.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 32; Sun Tzu

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 16:47


    Send me a text!The Eastern Master is finally discussed as a prelude to Irregular warfare.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 31; Empire and Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 14:47


    Send me a text!The lessons of Thucydides and can a Democracy survive being an empire.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 30; The Peloponnesian War

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 16:08


    Send me a text!An all to brief, and pretty mangled overview of one of the most complex wars in history.  All apologies to Thucydides.  Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 29; The Ukraine War

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 14:29


    Send me a text!A discussion of the origins of the current Ukrainian conflict.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 28; The Arab-Israeli Conflict and their Conflicting Narratives

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 16:10


    Send me a text!An introduction into the Grand strategies and cultural narratives shifting the unending Arab Israeli ConflictDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 27; Analysis of the Falklands Campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 16:50


    Send me a text!A quick look at the levels of war from each of the belligerents and where they went right, and where they went wrong.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 26; Retaking the Falklands

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 16:36


    Send me a text!A brief description of the battles on land, sea and air that allowed Great Britain to reclaim the Falkland IslandsDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 25; The Initial Naval Battles of the Falklands

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 15:26


    Send me a text!A discussion of the battle for Command of the Sea as a prequel to the amphibious landings of British ForcesDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 24; The Battle of Goose Green and the Death of H. Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 18:29


    Send me a text!An introduction to the Falkland's War in 1982 and a discussion of its most famous battle, and the controversial death of the commander of 2 Para, H Jones.Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 23; JFC Fuller and the Diseases of Generalship

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 15:18


    Send me a text!Boney Fuller's concept of combat leadership attributes and the armies that did, and did not, follow themDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 22; The Hurtgen Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 15:31


    Send me a text!The tragic tale of the forgotten battle of the Hurtgen Forest and its manifestation of the foolish "Broad Front Strategy" of Allied Forces in Western EuropeDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 21; Time and Tempo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 14:14


    Send me a text!How speed of action must be rationed and used in accordance with circumstances.  Speed kills.  But can get you killed, too.  Tactical and Strategic patience case examples shown.  Plus chess!Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 20; Boyd, The OODA Loop and Patterns of Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 14:33


    Send me a text!A discussion of the OODA Loop its strengths, weaknesses and applications outside warfareDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 19; The Indirect Approach

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 16:06


    Send me a text!A very brief introduction to the tactic, strategy and everything in between concept of the Indirect ApproachDifferent quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 18; Post World War 2 Terrorism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 18:39


    Send me a text!The origins, tactics, successes and failures of Islamic and Communist terrorism in the post World War 2 Era.Bonus content!  Was the Trump Assassination Attempt Terrorism?Different quotes Support the showwar102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 17; The 30 Year War and the Creation of the Nation State

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 15:15


    Send me a text!Why the Peace of Westphalia and the Nation State is critical and what war without sovereignty looks like.  Different quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 16; Terrorism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 15:56


    Send me a text!A purely academic definition and discussion of the theory of terrorism, from HOAs to global communism.Different quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 15; Space, the Final Domain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 16:05


    Send me a text!A very brief, and perhaps overly pessimistic, introduction to our newest force and domain.Different quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 14; Nuclear Deterrence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 16:01


    Send me a text!The very basics of nuclear deterrence.  MAD, 1st Strike, 2nd Strike, kilotons, megatons and SLBMs OH MY!First Strikehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL0FE6f1o9QChinese Nuclear Deterrencehttps://ciceromagazine.com/features/china-america-and-modern-nuclear-deterrence-strategy/Different quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 13; World War 2 Airpower Case Study

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 16:46


    Send me a text!A case study in Airpower during World War 2 and how everybody got it wrong.Different quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 12; Airpower

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 14:34


    Send me a text!The basics of airpower as told by his prophet, Douhet, as learned through my own spiritual pilgrimageDifferent quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 11; Seapower

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 16:20


    Send me a text!A discussion of Mahan, Corbett, Hughes and the frothy foam of the deep blue.Different quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 10; Part 4 of Land Warfare; Fires

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 14:14


    Send me a text!A brief overview of the progression of the use and technology of fires.Different quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 9; Land Warfare Part 3, The Psychology of Close Combat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 15:19


    Send me a text!How the psychological aspect of close combat influences land warfare.2001- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wstIBq2H0z8Liston Patterson- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLHobRtCarATyson-Spinks-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T02RhdpGWgwBraveheart Cavalry Charge-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QULj7MecgaQDifferent quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 8; Land Warfare part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 14:18


    Send me a text!A further discussion on the basics of land warfare.Boxing and the culminating point-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHERzmAd_gWaterloo and cavalry charging against prepared defenses, not retreating infantry-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97dBfdNrf9AHighway of Death-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m93lTnuPxpkDifferent quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 7; Land Warfare Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 13:22


    Send me a text!First of four episodes on the basics of land warfare and ground combatDifferent quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

    Episode 6; The Domains of War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 14:28


    Send me a text!A quick definition of the 4 domains of war.Different quotes Support the Show.war102podcast@gmail.comhttps://www.reddit.com/r/War102Podcast/https://war102.buzzsprout.com

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