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Ep. 16: Gerry Roncolato on the U.S. Navy

Ep. 16: Gerry Roncolato on the U.S. Navy

FromSchool of War


Ep. 16: Gerry Roncolato on the U.S. Navy

FromSchool of War

ratings:
Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Is the United States Navy prepared for war? Retired Navy Captain Gerry Roncolato joins the show to discuss the past, present, and future of American maritime power.

Times

02:08 - Introduction 

03:31 - Is the U.S. Navy prepared for a great-power war?

04:59 - The Navy during the Interwar Period and the Battle of Guadalcanal

09:41 - The experience of war at sea

16:30 - Historical examples—and lessons for the Navy today—in Roncolato’s article, A Warfighting Imperative: Back to Basics for the Navy

20:49 - Alarming incidents during operations at sea and underlying problems

27:23 - Are the troops adequately prepared for war at sea? 

38:20 - Books aspiring officers should read

40:52 - Maneuver warfare at sea

48:20 - Managing troops in the barracks versus maneuvering men in battle 


Link
Roncolato’s article, A Warfighting Imperative: Back to Basics for the Navy
Released:
Feb 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.