May 25, 2018
Major Matt Cavanaugh is a U.S. Army strategist who's worked everywhere from the Pentagon to Korea; Iraq to Army Space and Missile Defense Command. In combat, he served bravely in Iraq during numerous deployments, earning an abundance of bronze stars and medals. ML Cavanaugh is also a writer, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. In his new book, Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict, he brings together over 30 top military and strategic experts, including generals, seasoned diplomats, counterinsurgency strategists, science fiction writers, and war journalists to explain the strategy and the art of war by way of all the Star Wars films. On the podcast, he talks about his rise from West Point to platoon leader in Iraq, his passion for writing, and why Yoda is a pretty terrible leader. He is. Mmmmm.