Ep 077 "The CG Mailbag: Question Time and the Backbenchers Lament 26.1"

Ep 077 "The CG Mailbag: Question Time and the Backbenchers Lament 26.1"

From Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast by Bill Buppert

January 6, 2026 · 51 min · Season 1 · Episode 77

About this episode

In this episode, Bill Buppert addresses various listener questions regarding military strategy and historical figures.

It's been quite some time since I have responded to "mail" so I have curated five questions to address:. What are your thoughts on the Maduro and VZ kerfuffle? How do you fix the defense acquisition system and fraud? What should the US Navy do in the 21st century? How did GEN Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck do it (preview)? Are American SOF capable of 21st century mission success? References: Soryu (16SS) class Attack Submarine - SSK Robert Gaudi African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa, 1914-1918 David Smith The East Africa Campaign 1914–18: Von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Masterpiece (Campaign, 379) RAND wish-casting on drones in 2015. Slaughterbots (2017) Slaughterbots: if human: kill() (2021) How are Drones Changing Modern Warfare? Sun Tzu The Art of War Carl von Clausewitz On War Miyamoto Musashi A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy H. John Poole The Last Hundred Yards: The NCO’s Contribution to Warfare Christian Brose The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare Qiao Liang & Wang Xiangsui Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America My Substack Email at cgpodcast@pm.me

People in this episode

Host: Bill Buppert

Topics covered

  • defense acquisition
  • US Navy strategy
  • special operations forces
  • historical military figures
  • modern warfare
  • drone technology

Keywords

  • Maduro
  • defense acquisition system
  • 21st century Navy
  • Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
  • American SOF
  • drones
  • modern warfare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Navy, RAND

Products: Soryu (16SS) class Attack Submarine - SSK

Books & works: African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa, 1914-1918, The East Africa Campaign 1914–18: Von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Masterpiece (Campaign, 379), The Art of War, On War, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy, The Last Hundred Yards: The NCO’s Contribution to Warfare, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare, Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America, Slaughterbots (2017), Slaughterbots: if human: kill() (2021)

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