The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.

James Eling

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Professional Military Education in 30 minute sessions. Historic Battles study through current doctrine to gain lessons learned. Tactics, Strategy, Combined Arms, Military Leadership in a format for Unit PME programs. We study the great battles to draw the lessons on strategy, tactics and leadership. Get your lessons learned here rather than in AAR format.

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  • 156 - Operation Ke: The pursuit and evacuation - How deception planning helped the Japanese Amry withdraw from GuadalcanalOct 25, 2026 · 40 min
  • 155 - Guadalcanal - Combat Innovation and leadership Lessons from Lawton Collins at the Battle of Mt AustenOct 18, 2026 · 50 min
  • 154 - Guadalcanal's Battle of the Gifu - Cannabalism in the jungleOct 11, 2026 · 34 min
  • 153 - Guadalcanal - Battle of Mount Austen - Hyakutake vs Patch, intelligence failures, sabotage raids and crippling casualties.Sep 27, 2026 · 36 min
  • 152 - National Guard vs Imperial Japanese Army on Guardalcanal - Lessons Learnt for employing green troops at 5th MatanikauJul 19, 2026 · 41 min
  • 151 - How Sea Control doomed the 17th Army to Starvation on Guadalcanal: The failure of the Tokyo ExpressJun 19, 2026 · 33 min
  • 150 - What new tactics did Carlson's Raiders use to hunt Shoji's Regiment during the Long Patrol on Guadalcanal?May 24, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min
  • How do you defend an island nation when 40% of your trade flows through contested waters?May 13, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
  • Strategic Context for Australia's WW2 mobilisationMay 10, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
  • How do you defend an island nation when 40% of your trade flows through contested waters?May 10, 2026 · 45 min

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