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Mil History Talk is primarily for instruction purposes.While the intended audience is primarily students and practitioners in the profession of arms, the content may also appeal to anyone with an interest in military history, operations, and strategy.Episodes are based…
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Episode 85: Marie von Clausewitz and the Making of On War (opens the original)
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Episode 85 of Mil History Talk, “Marie von Clausewitz and the Making of On War,” explores the remarkable story behind one of the most influential books in military history. Earlier, Episode 29 examined Carl von Clausewitz’s theories of war. This episode shifts the focus to Marie von Clausewitz, the woman who preserved, organized, and guided the publication of his unfinished masterpiece after his death in 1831. Hope and Brian trace Marie’s life, her intellectual partnership with Carl, her familia
Episode 84: Jomini, The Durable Vocabulary of War (opens the original)
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Why does Antoine-Henri Jomini still matter in the twenty-first century? In Episode 84 of Mil History Talk, Hope and Brian revisit one of the nineteenth century’s most influential military thinkers and ask whether his real legacy was a formula for victory—or a professional vocabulary for understanding war. They explore decisive points, lines of operation, concentration, communications, logistics, and the institutional rise of military education. Along the way, Hope challenges whether Jomini’s inf
Episode 83: Learning from Defeat: Prussian Army Reform (opens the original)
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Episode 83 of Mil History Talk examines how Prussia responded to the catastrophic defeats at Jena and Auerstedt in 1806. Hope and Brian begin by explaining how Napoleon and Davout shattered the Prussian armies, then follow the collapse through retreat, surrender, occupation, and Clausewitz’s capture near Prenzlau. From there, the episode asks the larger question: what had failed inside the Prussian military system? The discussion explores the reforms led by Scharnhorst and his circle, including
Episode 82: The French Infantry Division and Tactics (opens the original)
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Episode 82 takes us inside the Napoleonic French infantry division , where revolutionary mass armies forced commanders to rethink how armies were organized, controlled, and fought. Hope and Brian trace how the levée en masse helped drive the development of brigades and divisions capable of controlling thousands of soldiers while still maneuvering effectively on the battlefield. They break down the division from brigade to battalion, explore line, column, and square formations, and explain why Fr
Episode 81: Frederick the Great and the Prussian Army (opens the original)
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In this episode of Mil History Talk , Hope and Brian examine Frederick the Great not simply as one of the eighteenth century’s most celebrated battlefield commanders, but as a key figure in the development of the professional military institution. They trace Frederick’s difficult upbringing, early military education, seizure of Silesia, battlefield successes and failures, and the brutal test of the Seven Years’ War. More importantly, they explore how Frederick connected written regulations, stan
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