Sports - War minus the Shooting
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The title of this episode comes from the following George Orwell quote: “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard for all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war minus the shooting." This is meant to be a fun episode on the similarities between football, chess, and war. Please take each analogy with a grain of salt.
Football (two armies fighting to reach the opposing camp/end zone):
Chess (two armies fighting to defeat the opposing commander):
Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
The title of this episode comes from the following George Orwell quote: “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard for all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war minus the shooting." This is meant to be a fun episode on the similarities between football, chess, and war. Please take each analogy with a grain of salt.
Football (two armies fighting to reach the opposing camp/end zone):
- Kick-off Team: Skirmishers
- Quarterback: Tactical Commander
- Head Coach: Strategic Commander
- Halfback: Light Infantry Reserves
- Fullback: Heavy Infantry Reserves
- Tight End: Heavy Cavalry
- Linemen (offensive and defensive): Heavy Infantry
- Wide Receivers: Light Cavalry
- Cornerbacks: Light Cavalry
- Linebackers: Light Infantry
- Safeties: Heavy Cavalry
- Kicker: Artillery
Chess (two armies fighting to defeat the opposing commander):
- Pawns: Heavy Infantry
- Rooks: Artillery
- Knights: Light Cavalry
- Bishops: Light Infantry
- Queen: Heavy Cavalry
- King: Tactical Commander
Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
posted by George Hageman at 11:08 AM
3 Comments:
This was my favorite episode that you have done so far, and I have listened to them all! Good job, keep it up.
Great episode even though I'm a new listner it's my favorite
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