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The Strategy Bridge

The Strategy Bridge

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The Strategy Bridge podcast features interviews on strategic affairs and diplomatic & military history.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Strategy Bridge episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Strategy Bridge for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Strategy Bridge episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The Strategy Bridge - The U.S. Army in the Pacific War, 1945 with John McManus
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09/22/23 • 56 min

Dr. John McManus returns to the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about the final book in his trilogy on the U.S. Army in the Pacific War, “To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945.” McManus is the Curator's Distinguished Professor of US military history at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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The Strategy Bridge - Combatant Command Campaign Planning with Chad Pillai
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03/15/22 • 38 min

In this episode we talk with Chad Pillai about combatant command campaign planning. Pillai is a U.S. Army strategist and the author of “Developing a Combatant Command Campaign Plan: Lessons Learned at US Central Command” published by the Modern War Institute at West Point.
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In the presidential election of 1844, James Polk campaigned on a policy of territorial expansion. After becoming president he used diplomacy and military force to implement his policy. In this episode we talk with Dr. Amy Greenberg about the politics and strategy of the Mexican-American War. Greenberg is a professor of history at Penn State University and the author of the book A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico.

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The Strategy Bridge - Nimitz and the Art of Command in the Pacific
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09/27/22 • 75 min

Trent Hone returns to the Strategy Bridge Podcast to talk about his new book “Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific.” We talk about how Nimitz organized and reorganized his staff as the war unfolded, his relationship with the Army, the effort to integrate the British Pacific Fleet into American operations and more. Trent Hone is a Vice President with ICF and an award-winning naval historian.

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In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Matthew Kruer about the Susquehannock wars of the 1670s and 1680s in the mid-Atlantic and Bacon’s Rebellion in colonial Virginia. Kruer is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Chicago and author of “Time of Anarchy: Indigenous Power and the Crisis of Colonialism in Early America.”

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The Strategy Bridge - The First Day at the Battle of Hue: One Soldier’s Story
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07/23/18 • 20 min

When the Tet Offensive began on January 31, 1968, Bob Lauver had been in Vietnam for 15 months. He was a sergeant with G Battery, 65th Artillery Regiment and was in charge of a Quad 50 gun truck. The trucks were originally intended for air defense but found a new role in Vietnam in firebase support and as convoy escorts. In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we follow Lauver through his experiences on the first day of the Battle of Hue for which he would be awarded a Silver Star.

The Strategy Bridge is a non-profit organization focused on the development of people in strategy, national security, & military affairs. To learn more about the journal, podcast, and events visit the Strategy Bridge website.

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The decision to go to war is one of the most important a country can make. In a democracy that debate can involve activist groups both for and against the war. In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Dr. Michael Kazin about the American anti-war movement during WWI. Kazin is a professor of history at Georgetown University and a co-editor of Dissent Magazine. He is the author of War Against War: The American Fight for Peace 1914-1918.

The Strategy Bridge is a non-profit organization focused on the development of people in strategy, national security, & military affairs. To learn more about the Strategy Bridge journal, podcast, and events visit thestrategybridge.org.

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The Strategy Bridge - A Theory of Tactics with Brett Friedman
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08/18/19 • 46 min

While military thinkers have assembled many lists of the principles of war, they have not developed a theory of tactics. Brett Friedman set out to remedy that situation by writing the book he wished he had when he was a junior officer. In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast he joins us to talk about his book On Tactics: A Theory of Victory in Battle. Friedman is a military analyst and Marine Corps Reserve officer.

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The Strategy Bridge - Strategy Before Clausewitz with Beatrice Heuser
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11/08/20 • 48 min

In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk with Prof. Beatrice Heuser from the University of Glasgow about whether strategic thinking as we have come to understand it existed in the centuries before the word “strategy” was introduced into the Western European languages. Heuser is the author of the book “Strategy Before Clausewitz: Linking Warfare and Statecraft, 1400-1830.”

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During the Vietnam War, a joint Army and Navy unit known as the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) was established to operate in the maritime environment of the Mekong Delta. In the episode we talk about the Mobile Riverine Force with Erik Villard, the digital military historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History and a historian of the Vietnam War. Villard is the author of “Combat Operations: Staying the Course, October 1967 to September 1968.”

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Strategy Bridge have?

The Strategy Bridge currently has 55 episodes available.

What topics does The Strategy Bridge cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Policy, Podcast, Podcasts, Education, War, Naval, Strategy and Military.

What is the most popular episode on The Strategy Bridge?

The episode title '"Useful Fiction," Imaginative Thinking, and National Security Affairs with August Cole' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Strategy Bridge?

The average episode length on The Strategy Bridge is 51 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Strategy Bridge released?

Episodes of The Strategy Bridge are typically released every 33 days, 10 hours.

When was the first episode of The Strategy Bridge?

The first episode of The Strategy Bridge was released on Jan 18, 2018.

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