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MWI Book Club

by John Amble and Theo Lipsky

#18 Books
▲4 today #51 Arts
▲10 today

The MWI Book Club is based on the premise that an army that reads is a better prepared, more effective, and more lethal fighting force. In each episode, the show's hosts choose one book—fiction or nonfiction, new or old, cult classic or bestseller—and extract its lessons for modern warfighters.

Latest episodes

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Hadji Murat

A venerable critic called it "the best story in the world." It is also these days among the most forgotten. Join cohosts Theo Lipsky and John Amble as they break down the

Oct 1
1 h 37 min

The Forever War

In 1974, a young Vietnam veteran wrote a science fiction novel about the future of warfare. The novel changed science fiction forever. But more than a half century later,

Sep 1
1 h 28 min

Defeat Into Victory

In 1942, the Japanese Army dealt the Allies a humiliating defeat in Burma. By 1945, the British 14th Army—a formation of such low priority its soldiers called it the Forg

Aug 1
1 h 32 min

The Caine Mutiny

Welcome to the MWI Book Club, a podcast dedicated to the proposition that a military that reads books is a military that wins wars. This first episode considers a classic

Jul 1
1 h 26 min

Introducing the MWI Book Club

Welcome to the MWI Book Club, a new podcast from the Modern War Institute at West Point. The podcast is based on a simple premise—that an army that reads is a better prep

Jun 29
2 min

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#51 ▲ 10 Arts US
#18 ▲ 4 Books US

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