From Trafalgar to Jutland: The Atrophy of a Great Naval Power
The embarrassing failure of the Royal Navy to destroy the smaller and less-experienced Imperial German Navy at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 was caused...
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Decolonising Professional Military Education
Decolonizing as a project and practice has generated renewed attention since the global Black Lives Matter protests’ demands for a far-reaching engagement with the structural...
Thinking like Sun Tzu – Part 1
This is the first in a 2-part series that aims to help people better understand and use a number of Sun Tzu’s aphorisms....
The Role of Minesweepers in WW2
This podcast was recorded in partnership with Quarterdeck Talks. Nick Stanley talks about the role of Minesweepers in WW2...
Reflections on the Battle of Jutland
More than a hundred years after Jutland this famous sea battle remains a source of controversy. Much ink has been spilled over what happened and...
The Turning Tide
The Turning Tide (1943) by Major General E.D.H. Tollemache D.S.O., M.C. About £3.50(ish) Throughout the Second World War the British Government ensured that the public...
How to Not Manage Morale
This war talk is delivered by Professor Vanda Wilcox. Vanda is the Adjunct assistant professor of history at John Cabot University in Rome. Vanda Wilcox...
The Role of Disinformation on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Live recording of Szabina Maguire on 21 May 19 talking to a War Talks audience on the role that disinformation has played in NATO’s Eastern...
Cheer Up! PME is More Than a Classroom
In May of 1916, Captain William Sims was the “plankowner” commander of the USS Nevada, a brand new Dreadnought type battleship which launched in 1914...
Leadership Lessons from Terrorists
Visit any officers mess and the shelves will likely be awash with leadership tomes of the great and good. We are encouraged to emulate the...