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James Eling
The Principles of War
Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics and Leadership.
Learn the lessons of military history by looking at the great battles through the lens of the Principles of War. Part of the enduring nature of war, all good Generals follow the 10 Principles of War. The great Generals of history have the ability to know which of the principles are most important at the decisive moments of the campaign. We study the great battles to draw the lessons on strategy, tactics and leadership.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.8 stars from 291 ratings
Best Military Tactics Pod EVER!
James does a phenomenal job of knowing eeeeverything about military tactics. I’m talking about: Dates, Times, battles, books, wars, peoples names. All sort of stuff. I’m listening because I’m trying make a comic book about military stuff. So this is definitely helping me tones! However, it’s not...Read full review »
Naughtius Marcusius via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/17/23
Superb
Excellent podcast from a host and contributors who really know what they are talking about.
Alan2467 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 06/14/23
Reality grounded
As a civilian-military science fiction writer and amateur military historian, this podcast has been invaluable in distilling how countries integrate and utilise various tactical and operational fighting philosophies which have already been crucial in helping refine and define the fictional...Read full review »
MrSaltyAuthor via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 12/07/22
Recent Episodes
It was 900 days from the declaration of war against Germany in 1939 to the bombing of Darwin.  When Darwin was bombed, there were no RAAF fighters to defend, and it was three weeks before Darwin was had fighter coverage (and they were US fighters).  We look at how the RAAF was prepared for war,...
Published 04/24/24
This is Part 14 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign, focusing on the combat performance of battalions on the Kokoda Track and how the militia were prepared for combat at the tactical, operational and strategic level. This episode looks at how the Australians and the Japanese generated...
Published 04/17/24
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