In 1974, a young Vietnam veteran wrote a science fiction novel about the future of warfare. The novel changed science fiction forever. But more than a half century later, can The Forever War still teach us about war and leadership? Join MWI Book Club cohosts John Amble and Theo Lipsky as they look for answers in the novel's plot and its depiction of military technology—from artificial intelligence to unmanned systems to personnel management.

• (00:00:06) - Book Club
• (00:00:36) - The Forever War: A Book Review
• (00:03:42) - The Forever War
• (00:06:05) - Part 1 of The Battle of the Planet
• (00:07:42) - The Transition From Civilian to Soldier: Part 1
• (00:13:59) - Training and War
• (00:16:35) - The First Casualties in 'Battlefield'
• (00:18:33) - Battle Training and the First Battle
• (00:25:17) - Part 1
• (00:25:44) - The Forever War, William Mandela
• (00:32:31) - The Book of William and Mary Gay Potter
• (00:37:12) - In The Civil Military Divide, Part 3
• (00:40:36) - Haldeman: The Search for Leadership
• (00:50:38) - The End of The War: Technology and War
• (01:00:09) - Beyond The Final Battle
• (01:03:03) - The Forever War, Steven Spielberg
• (01:05:53) - Haldeman on The War in Vietnam Part 3
• (01:09:19) - The End of The Dark Knight
• (01:11:40) - Bookmarking the End
• (01:12:45) - The Odyssey: Moral Injuries
• (01:15:18) - In the Dark Ages of War
• (01:17:18) - On the Draft and the Brain Drain
• (01:19:21) - The Forever War: A Literary Classic
• (01:21:35) - The Forever War: A Response to Starship Troopers
• (01:23:44) - Bonus Reads: Tolstoy's Complaint
• (01:25:44) - The Book Club

In 1942, the Japanese Army dealt the Allies a humiliating defeat in Burma. By 1945, the British 14th Army—a formation of such low priority its soldiers called it the Forgotten Army—had retaken the country. How did this extraordinary reversal happen? Join MWI Book Club cohosts John Amble and Theo Lipsky as they look for answers in the memoir of the officer who led Allied troops through it all. His name was Field Marshal William Slim, and his memoir is called Defeat into Victory. Don't hesitate to let us know what you think of the Burma Campaign, Slim's leadership, and what books you'd like us to read next.

• (00:00:00) - Book Club
• (00:00:36) - The Book Club: Defeat Into Victory
• (00:01:12) - The Life of Viscount William Slim
• (00:02:59) - Defeating In Burma: A Military History
• (00:06:29) - Notes on 'Battle of Burma'
• (00:08:08) - Why Burma mattered in the War
• (00:11:41) - William Slim: The Battle of Burma
• (00:13:57) - Battle of the Satang Bridge
• (00:21:40) - The Art of Retreating
• (00:31:18) - Defeat Into Victory, Part 3
• (00:35:17) - Battle of Burma, First Half
• (00:42:34) - Battle of Burma, Part 2
• (00:48:58) - Battle of Burma: The Logistics Challenges
• (00:53:15) - Jute Para-lights
• (00:53:51) - Three Things That Deterred the Japanese
• (00:55:06) - William Slim on Morale
• (01:00:05) - Battle of Imphal and the Battle of Kohima
• (01:13:00) - The Battle for Burma
• (01:17:01) - Post-Independence: The Future of War
• (01:20:01) - Command Relationships during the First World War
• (01:20:44) - Slim's Battle for Burma
• (01:25:07) - William Slim: His Saved Rounds
• (01:28:18) - Bonus Read: Dynamo Triumph and Tragedy in Nazi Occupied
• (01:31:10) - The Book Club

Welcome to the MWI Book Club, a podcast dedicated to the proposition that a military that reads books is a military that wins wars. This first episode considers a classic of World War II fiction—Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize–winning bestseller, The Caine Mutiny. Join cohosts John Amble and Theo Lipsky as they consider what The Caine Mutiny can teach us today about the meaning of command, loyalty, and military service. Don't hesitate to let us know what you think and what books you'd like us to read and discuss next.

• (00:00:06) - The Book Club
• (00:00:36) - The Book Club
• (00:01:38) - Introducing the Book Review Podcast
• (00:02:33) - The Cane Mutiny
• (00:05:29) - The Kane Mutiny: A Literary Review
• (00:08:56) - The Misfits: The Kane Mutiny
• (00:11:25) - The Mind Sweeper, Book 1
• (00:14:36) - Willie Keith in the Navy, Part 1
• (00:19:21) - On a Mine-Seeking Ship
• (00:20:28) - The Navy in Slaughterhouse
• (00:25:25) - Willy's First Year in the Army
• (00:26:17) - The New Order: Sailing Under Captain Quig
• (00:30:11) - The Right Way to Loyally Serve
• (00:31:50) - Captain Quig's Four Ways of Doing Things
• (00:32:50) - The Cane: A Novel Review
• (00:39:03) - The Right to Dissent
• (00:42:38) - The Battle of the Coral Sea
• (00:45:11) - The Battle of the Philippine Islands
• (00:50:33) - The Making of The Mutiny
• (00:54:26) - The Court Martial of the Mutineers
• (00:56:42) - The Navy Court Martial: A Review
• (01:05:43) - The Color of Command: A Novel
• (01:10:30) - The Code of the Cane
• (01:13:59) - Final Thoughts on The typhoon
• (01:16:54) - Herman Wolk
• (01:18:54) - Book Review
• (01:22:12) - The Cane Mutiny
• (01:25:22) - The Book Club