Studying the Iliad

A military officer from the Australian Defence Forces encourages junior officers and NCOs to learn from Homer.

There's a lot to learn from Homer, and the Greeks generally. But that's preaching to the choir here.
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2 comments:

  1. Texan991:09 PM

    I love it more with every passing year--even though I couldn't be deafer to whatever it tells us about military strategy or tactics.

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  2. MikeD9:42 AM

    Mostly leadership. I doubt Odysseus' blinding of Polyphemus holds many practical applications for a modern rifle platoon. Unless they get trapped in a cave with a hungry cyclops, I guess.

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