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    Ep. 3: Andrew Roberts on King George III

    Ep. 3: Andrew Roberts on King George III

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    Ep. 3: Andrew Roberts on King George III

    FromSchool of War

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    Length:
    36 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 2, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Biography
    Andrew Roberts is a professor, author, and military historian. He's written or edited nearly 20 books, including biographies of Sir Winston Churchill and Napoleon, as well as his latest title, The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III. Roberts is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and the War Studies Department at King’s College, London.
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    03:02- Introduction

    04:05 - Why King George?

    06:20 - How Britain wages war

    13:39 - Party and class politics

    15:44 - Britain's military strategy during the Revolutionary War

    19:10 - Comparisons between the Revolution and World War II

    20:30 - Fabian strategy in the Revolution

    23:15 - George III's role in the War

    25:52 - Forming new regiments

    28:01 - What the British learn from their defeat

    31:32 - Modern American portrayals of King George III

    33:23 - Critiquing King George III's leadership and performance


    Recorded September 17, 2021
    Released:
    Nov 2, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    This podcast seeks to learn what war teaches. There’s a steady decline in the study of military history and its associated theoretical discipline, strategy. Avoiding the knowledge of war is dangerous. This podcast solves that problem by diving into military and diplomatic history.  We study strategy, and the words and deeds of significant battlefield commanders, diplomats, strategists, policymakers, and statesmen who have trained directly in the school of war.   This podcast is primarily an interview show. The subject of any given episode may be the story of an historical battle, campaign, or conflict; the conduct of policy in the course of a major international competition; the work of a famous strategist; the nature of a famous weapon; the legacy of an important military commander or political leader in wartime.