The title of this episode comes from the following George Orwell quote: “Serioussport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred,jealousy, boastfulness, disregard for all rules and sadistic pleasurein 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
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