DHP Ep. 74 Reissue: The Western Way of War vs The Eastern Way of War

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CJ discusses the contrasting paradigms of the Western and Eastern ways of war and their historical evolution.

(*This is a reissue of a Dangerous History Episode first published in Aug. 2015) In this episode, CJ discusses two different paradigms of what war is supposed to be and how it is supposed to be fought. One is the Western (or European) Way, which originated in Greece and from there filtered through the Romans to become the dominant paradigm among Westerners to this day. The other is the Eastern (or Asian) Way, which originated in China and from there filtered to other parts of the Asian world and beyond, and which forms the intellectual basis of much of modern unconventional tactics and strategy. Join CJ as he discusses: The origins of the Western Way and how it has evolved over the centuries The origins of the Eastern Way and how it has evolved over the centuries Why this matters to understanding the modern world in general, and the history of modern unconventional warfare in particular Like this episode? You can throw CJ a $ tip via Paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D6VUYSYQ4EU6L Throw CJ a $ tip via Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/dangerousmedia Or throw CJ a BTC tip here: bc1qfrz9erz7dqazh9rhz3j7nv696nl52ux8unw79z Support the Dangerous History…

People in this episode

Host: CJ

Topics covered

• Western Way of War
• Eastern Way of War
• war paradigms
• unconventional warfare
• historical evolution of warfare

Keywords

• Western Way of War
• Eastern Way of War
• war tactics
• military strategy
• historical warfare

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dangerous History Episode

Places: Greece, China, Roman, Asia

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