History: Thucydides on Strategy Take a systematic look at what makes Thucydides perhaps history’s first great strategist. In his analysis of the Peloponnesian War, he examines the political origins of the war, the Spartan and Athenian leadership, and the social and...
History: Military Blunders-Gallipoli – Churchill dooms Allied assault 1915 With World War I bogged down in trench warfare, Britain attempted to break the stalemate – which had tragic results in the Gallipoli campaign, an infamous episode of military...
History: Sun Tzu-Art of War Sun Tzu’s writing is wildly popular in today’s world. This lecture lays out the historical context for “Master Sun’s Military Methods” and provides an overview of Sun Tzu’s strategy for war: (1) Be efficient, (2) avoid protracted wars, and...
