Ep. 0249: Chasing Ghosts w/Bill Buppert
For this DHP episode, CJ was delighted to be joined by retired Army officer, military contractor, and irregular warfare expert Bill Buppert. Long-time DHP listeners (& those who’ve gone through the back catalogue) may recall that Bill was the very first guest CJ ever had on the DHP, all the way back in 2015. A few months ago, Bill launched a podcast of his own, Chasing Ghosts, in which he covers the history, theory & practice of irregular warfare, and the shortcomings of its alleged antidote, counterinsurgency.
Join CJ & Bill as they discuss Bill’s background, his podcast, irregular warfare, the problems with counterinsurgency, and 3 of the greatest practitioners of irregular warfare in the 20th century – Michael Collins, T.E. Lawrence, & Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck, who all operated c. 1916-1922.
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Links
- Chasing Ghosts (Bill’s irregular warfare podcast)
- The Dash (Bill’s just-launched Stoicism podcast)
- Follow Bill on Twitter
- DHP Ep. 77: History of Irregular Warfare with Bill Buppert, Part 1 (This is part 1 of what ended up being 6 installments of CJ’s conversations with Bill all the way back in 2015, with Bill speaking with CJ over Skype from Afghanistan. The remainder of this series is comprised of DHP Eps. 78-81 & 83.)