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Winning Westeros: How Game of Thrones Explains Modern Military Conflict
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Winning Westeros: How Game of Thrones Explains Modern Military Conflict
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Overview
Set in the fictitious world of Westeros, the hit television series Game of Thrones chronicles the bitter and violent struggle between the realm’s noble dynasties for control of the Seven Kingdoms. But this beloved fantasy drama has just as much to say about the successful strategies and real-life warfare waged in our own time and place. Winning Westeros brings together more than thirty of today’s top military and strategic experts, including generals and admirals, policy advisors, counterinsurgency tacticians, science fiction and fantasy writers, and ground‑level military officers, to explain the strategy and art of war by way of the Game of Thrones saga. Each chapter of Winning Westeros provides a relatable, outside‑the‑box way to simplify and clarify the complexities of modern military conflict. A chapter on the doomed butcher’s boy whom Arya Stark befriends by World War Z author Max Brooks poignantly reminds us of the cruel fate that civilians face during times of war. Another chapter on Jaqen H’ghar and the faceless men of Bravos explores the pivotal roles that stealth and intelligence play in battle. Whether considering the diplomatic prowess of Tyrion Lannister, the defiant leadership style of Daenerys Targaryen, the Battle of the Bastards and the importance of reserves, Brienne of Tarth and the increased role of women in combat, or dragons as weapons of mass destruction, Winning Westeros gives fans of Game of Thrones and aspiring military minds alike an inspiring and entertaining means of understanding the many facets of modern warfare. It is a book as captivating and enthralling as Game of Thrones itself.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781640122215 |
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| Publisher: | Potomac Books |
| Publication date: | 09/01/2019 |
| Pages: | 296 |
| Sales rank: | 1,150,366 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d) |
About the Author
Max Brooks is a writer, public speaker, nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. He is the author of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and The Harlem Hellfighters, among other works. Brooks, and the other coeditors of this book, edited Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict (Potomac Books, 2018). John Amble is the editorial director at the Modern War Institute and a military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. ML Cavanaugh is a nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute and a U.S. Army strategist with global experience. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, among other publications. Jaym Gates is an acquiring editor for Nisaba Press and Falstaff Books, as well as a freelance editor and author. She is the coeditor of War Stories: New Military Science Fiction.
Table of Contents
Foreword James Stavridis Part 1. People and War 1. Mycah’s Parents Didn’t Get a Vote Max Brooks 2. A House to Be Feared Jonathan P. Klug 3. Fear or Love: Insights from Machiavelli for Those Who Seek the Iron Throne Liam Collins 4. The Source of Tyrion Lannister’s Unlikely Survival and Success Joe Byerly 5. The Mother of Dragons: Defiant Leadership for Uncertain Times Rick Montcalm 6. Lessons for Command from Khaleesi’s Rise Erica Iverson 7. From Brienne of Tarth to Lyanna Mormont: Shifting Attitudes about Women in Combat Kelsey Cipolla 8. You Know Something, Jon Snow, about the Qualities of a Strategic Leader P. W. Singer and ML Cavanaugh Part 2. Technology and War 9. The Lessons of Viserion and Technological Advantage Jonathan E. Czarnecki 10. Game of Pwns: Baelish and Varys as Drivers of Modern Conflict Nina A. Kollars 11. WMD in Westeros and Beyond Magnus F. Nordenman 12. The Influence of Sea Power on Westeros Michael Junge 13. Winning the Waves: Sea Power and the Seven Kingdoms Bryan McGrath 14. What the Walls of Westeros Teach Us about War and Warfare John Spencer Part 3. Combat and War 15. Siege Warfare in the Seven Kingdoms Lionel Beehner, Benedetta Berti, and Mike Jackson 16. Dragons, Dothraki, and Achieving Victory in Battle Mick Cook 17. The Wildlings at the Wall: When Climate Drives Conflict J. Daniel Batt 18. Shock and Chaos: Psychological Weapons of War in Westeros and Our World Gregory S. Drobny 19. How to Fight the Lannister Armies Joshua D. Powers and Jonathan Bott 20. Becoming No One: Human Intelligence in the Seven Kingdoms Andrea N. Goldstein 21. The Battle of the Bastards and the Importance of the Reserve Jess Ward Part 4. Strategy and War 22. The Myth of the Accidental Strategist Steve Leonard 23. Why the Westerosi Can’t Win Wars Chuck Bies 24. Strategic Storytelling in Game of Thrones Jaym Gates 25. Resources, War, and the Night King’s Deadly Arithmetic Andrew A. Hill 26. The Red Wedding and the Power of Norms Theresa Hitchens 27. Daenerys Targaryen’s Coalitions for War Mick Ryan 28. Arya Stark’s Targeted Killing and Strategic Decision-Making Craig Whiteside 29. Ned Stark, Hero of the Seven Kingdoms, and Why the Good Guys Win (in the End) ML Cavanaugh 30. White Walkers and the Nature of War Paul Scharre Epilogue: Down from the Citadel, Off the Wall ML Cavanaugh Contributors
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