Lessons Lost in Time
William Murray
Welcome to the Lessons Lost in Time Podcast. I’m Bill Murray. Here, with a few fellow misfits and sharp minds, we’re digging through the wreckage of history—looking at how real leaders dealt with real problems when the stakes were high and the playbook was blank. If you’re the kind of person who likes to question things, pick at the edges, and think a little deeper about why the world is the way it is and what we can do about it, then pull up a chair. Because if we want new solutions, we need to discuss old problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 8, 2024 • 57min
America in Somalia: Intervention, Failure, and Consequences w/ Daniel Roper
What can we learn from a failed US and UN operation that was intended to help millions of starving Somalis and ended in an 18-hour battle with 18 US soldiers killed and 73 wounded, along with 500 Somalis killed and 1000 wounded, and a quick US exit? I hope you're ready to discuss the Battle of Mogadishu and Operation Gothic Serpent, with my New Friend Colonel Retired Daniel Roper, and how lessons of mission creep, the cobra effect, and disregard of your enemy’s logic apply to us today. Link to Message from Mogadishu: Memo Highlights Deadly Dowbfalls of Mission Creephttps://www.ausa.org/articles/message-mogadishu-memo-highlights-deadly-downfalls-mission-creep Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2024 • 53min
The Barbary Wars: America’s First Foreign Conflict w/ Dr. Brian O’Lavin
What lessons can we learn from a series of wars that occurred over two hundred years ago between the fledgling United States and some North African countries halfway around the world?I hope you're as pumped as I am to discuss the Barbary Wars, with my friend Dr. & Navy Captain Brian O'Lavin, and how lessons from those conflicts apply to us today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
