How the British Army Learned to Win, with Huw Davies
Huw Davies, an associate dean and professor of British military history at King’s College London and author of several books, including The Wandering Army, joins School of War to discuss what the 18th-century British Army can teach us about modern warfare. How does battlefield failure drive military innovation? How did institutions of the past respond to change? And in an era of drones, autonomy, and AI, have we learned from the past, or are we destined to repeat it?
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02:40 18th century military enlightenment
06:30 War of the Austrian Succession
12:43 The British officer class
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