Jan 8, 2016
In the first Episode of The Dead Prussian Podcast Mick introduces himself, the podcast aims, and asks the question "What is War?"
Section One - Introduction to the Host (0:50 min)
The host of The Dead Prussian Podcast, Mick, introduces himself. He discusses his academic and professional background as well as what motivated him to produce this podcast.
Section Two - The Podcast Aims (1:47 min)
Mick describes the aims of The Dead Prussian Podcast and the way these aims will be achieved. He also outlines some details on the format of future episodes.
Section Three - Explain the Title / Discuss Clausewitz (4:15 min)
Mick discusses the inspiration for the title of the podcast, Carl Von Clausewitz. He explains a who Clausewitz was and discusses his work, On War.
Section Four - What is war? (07:35 min)
Mick asks the question "What is War?and presents some the definitions offered by military theorists such as Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Maurice Davie and Sir John Keegan.