This podcast seeks to learn what war teaches. There has been a steady decline in the study of military history and its associated theoretical discipline, strategy.This podcast seeks to fill that gap through in-depth interviews on military and diplomatic history. Our guests have included former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis, and China Select Committee chairman Mike Gallagher. We discuss the battlefield commanders, diplomats, strategists, policymakers, and statesmen who have had to make wartime decisions in the ancient and modern eras.The subject of an episode may be an historical battle, campaign, or conflict; the conduct of policy in the course of a major international incident; the work of a famous strategist; the nature of a famous weapon; or the legacy of an important military commander or political leader. Aaron MacLean is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He has worked as a foreign policy advisor and legislative director to Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and spent seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Visit our Substack for episode transcripts Follow along on Instagram
| Title | Date published | ||
| Ep. 16: Gerry Roncolato on the U.S. Navy | 2022-02-08 | ||
| Ep. 15: Andrew Lambert on Julian Corbett | 2022-02-01 | ||
| Ep. 14: Kevin Hymel on General George S. Patton | 2022-01-25 | ||
| Ep. 13: Thomas Clavin on Joe Moser | 2022-01-18 | ||
| Ep. 12: Hal Brands on the Cold War | 2022-01-11 | ||
| Ep. 11: John Matteson on the Civil War's Cultural Impact | 2022-01-04 | ||
| Ep. 10: Shane Brennan on Xenophon | 2021-12-21 | ||
| Ep. 9: David Stahel on the Eastern Front in WWII | 2021-12-14 | ||
| Ep. 8: H.W. Brands on the Patriots and the Loyalists | 2021-12-07 | ||
| Ep. 7: John McManus on the U.S. Army in the Pacific during World War II | 2021-11-30 | ||
| Ep. 6: Frank Ledwidge on Airpower | 2021-11-23 | ||
| Ep. 5: Wayne Hsieh on Robert E. Lee | 2021-11-16 | ||
| Ep. 4: Sean McMeekin on Stalin and World War II | 2021-11-09 | ||
| Ep. 3: Andrew Roberts on King George III | 2021-11-02 | ||
| Ep. 2: Daniel Bolger on Maurice Rose | 2021-10-26 | ||
| Ep. 1: H.R. McMaster on the Gulf War | 2021-10-19 | ||
| Trailer | 2021-10-06 |