EPISODE 163

Strategy for Door Kickers

Jun 15, 2024 | Podcast

The President of the United States and his cabinet meet regarding the Zika Virus

Is “strategic” the size of the bomb you drop, the scale of the map you use, or way you play Monopoly? In this episode, Mike and Jim turn Sun Tzu’s fortune cookie sayings into operational reality. We work through how we can win fights all over Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam and still lose. We also cover strategies for winning against Active Shooters and the Chinese Communist Party.

New Rules of War by Sean McFate
Little Book on Big Strategy
Amatuers Study Tactics
How to Win in Anbar by CPT Travis Patriquin
The Strategic Corporal by Gen Krulak
On Strategy: A Primer by Nathan Finney 
Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower (Transforming War)
Adaptive Leadership Handbook – Law Enforcement & Security: Innovative Ways to Teach and Develop Your People by Lt Fred Leland

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