Episode Notes:

Ryan Shaw wrote "The Importance of the Battle of the Little Bighorn" — part of War on the Rocks’ battle studies series. Kerry talks with Ryan about the lessons we can learn from the battle, especially easily overlooked but crucial lessons about questioning assumptions and understanding how institutional structure and culture shape leadership and decisions. They also discuss one of the article's key points: lethality is not enough.

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