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Studying War and Warfare

This article by Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster via Modern War Institute focuses on the study of war and warfare. McMaster is a strong advocate for professional military education and the study of the profession of arms.

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Two soldiers walking through a smoke granade.

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War and Human Nature

Watch John Green explain 'War and Human Nature' in this episode of the 'Crash Course in World History' educational series.

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Strategy and Grand Strategy

In this monograph 'Strategy and Grand Strategy: What Students and Practitioners Need to Know', via the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, Dr. Tami Davis Biddle examines why it is so difficult to devise, implement, and sustain sound strategies and grand strategies.

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Review of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War

This article on Thucydides by Julia Kindt via The Conversation allows you to ‘dip your toe in the water’ and gain a baseline understanding before venturing into the heavier text and getting lost. The article explains that Thucydides created a work that still resonates in the disciplines of history, international relations, and political science.

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A video demonstration of a War Game

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The Little Book on Big Strategy

'Strategic Theory for the 21st Century: The Little Book on Big Strategy' is an excellent resource written by Harry Yarger and published by the U.S. War College. As this is an 83 page document, the Cove has provided a summary of the most important points.

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The Problem of Strategy

This video titled 'How is War Directed? The Problem of Strategy' is presented by Professor Hew Strachan. During the lecture he suggests the idea that some of the most famous strategists developed their thinking from other works, even though they provide little acknowledgement of that fact.

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The Psychology of Evil by Philip Zimbardo

The video 'The Psychology of Evil' by Philip Zimbardo is presented as part of the TED Talk series. Known for his work on the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, Phillip has direct experience with observing how easy it is for ‘nice people to turn bad.’

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Book cover of 'On the Psychology of Military Incompetence'.

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On the Psychology of Military Incompetence

Dr Norman Dixon, MBE is the author of ‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’. A well known book which analyses military incompetence through numerous case studies and historical examples.

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Wargaming PME Session: Setting up & Tips

This demonstration video on War Gaming explains the basics on how to set up for the War Game. It provides some basic guidance from an experienced tactician on why we take certain actions during the War Game, and how we can best prepare ourselves and the space we are using before conducting one.

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