Buret McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

Looked at from the heart of combat, war can seem disorganized and chaotic, but overarching

the conflict is tippedy some kind of thoughtful, well-ordered, even scientific strategy that

is influencing when, where, how and why do lean forces have met.

My guest table introduces to a few of the military philosophers and tacticians who made the

most significant contributions to the art of strategy over the last couple millennia.

His name is Andrew Wilson, he's a professor at the Naval War College, as well as the

lecture of the great courses course, Masters of War, History's greatest strategic thinkers.

We begin a conversation with a brief overview of what martial strategy is, why civilian

should study it, and how the contrast between general's Eisenhower and Padden delineate

the difference between strategy and operations.

We then survey several of history's most influential war strategists in the context in which

their theories and doctrines were born.

This tour includes discussion of how the art of war argues that a new type of war and a

new type of society required a new type of general who could process conflicts like a super

computer.

We also do a dive into how Carl von Klauswitz emphasized the importance of understanding

how complexity, irrational passions, and creative genius underlie contemporary warfare.

We enter a conversation with how military strategy has or hasn't changed the 21st century.

All right, Andrew Wilson, welcome to the show.

Hi, thank you very much.

So you are a professor of strategy at the Naval War College.

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