What do the twelve most formative battles in Western history tell us? And how did they create the world we know today — and what lessons have we forgotten from them?
Author Michael Walsh presents them in his new book A Rage to Conquer, detailing the fascinating lessons from The Iliad all the way to the World Trade Center. Michael and I discuss some of the connecting threads between these battles, why Napoleon Bonaparte gave us modern Europe, and how a return to masculine virtue and martial spirit is essential for Western survival.
Michael and I talked on Thursday afternoon about his new book, as well as his previous books The Devil’s Pleasure Palace: The Cult of Critical Theory and the Subversion of the West and Last Stands: Why Men Fight When All Is LostLast Stands: Why Men Fight When All Is Lost. HIs new book A Rage to Conquer acts a little as a…
