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EPISODE · May 3, 2025 · 32 MIN

128 - Rebuilding an Army: Morale, Leadership, Training and Mission Command in the 14th Army with Slim

from The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership. · host James Eling

How did Slim rebuild the 14th Army after it's 1,000 mile withdrawal from Burma? We look at how lessons were learnt and doctrine was developed to forge an Army capable of taking on the Japanese.  We discuss the important question - what makes an Army officer a good trainer of soldiers. This interview is the second part of a 3 part series with Dr Robert Lyman, the expert on the Burma Campaign and Field Marshall Sir William Slim. Check out the  show notes for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast.

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