Arms and influence

Arms and Influence podcast #3

Theater strategy: high stakes, annoying allies, and risk-reducing approaches. Download AI3.mp3

Arms and Influence podcast #1

(Reposted) Politics and war. Book and game recommendations that fit this theme.

Download AI1.mp3

Podcast #2, production notes

Main topic:
Levels of strategy, grand strategy.

Books mentioned:
Luttwak, Strategy
Luttwak, The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire
Gaddis, Strategies of Containment
Halle, The Cold War As History
Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
Kagan, The Peloponnesian War

Games mentioned:
 Twilight Struggle
Pax Romana
Medieval: Total War (computer game)
Europa Universalis II (computer game)
Twilight Imperium

The links go to more information about these games. To purchase games that are in print, check out online game retailers, such as Boulder Games or Fair Play Games. Otherwise, eBay is your best bet for finding out of print titles.

I had some minor sound editing issues during this podcast, so the quality is not as good as it should be. This problem should disappear by the next podcast.

Arms and Influence podcast #2

Levels of strategy, grand strategy. Plus, the usual book and game recommendations.

Download AI2.mp3

Arms and Influence podcast #1

Main topic:
Politics and war.

Direct link:
Download AI1.mp3

Books mentioned:
Clausewitz, On War
Ikle, Every War Must End
Green, The Greco-Persian Wars
Hoyt, Japan's War
Herring, America's Longest War
Fall, Street Without Joy
Lacquer, Voices of Terror

Games mentioned:
Princes of the Renaissance
Algeria
For the People
A Line in the Sand (out of print)
Republic of Rome (out of print)

The links go to more information about these games. To purchase games that are in print, check out online game retailers, such as Boulder Games or Fair Play Games. Otherwise, eBay is your best bet for finding out of print titles.

This is my first attempt at podcasting, so please excuse my amateurish audio engineering, or other goofs you may experience.