It was borderline cruel of the ASOIAF obsessives at Danger Room to present the seven military lessons of Westeros, when not all of us at the intersection of war nerds and fantasy geeks have finished reading the books (that are in print so far).
The lessons — without associated spoilers:
- Always retreat when you’re outmatched.
- Coalition warfare works.
- Audacity in pursuing gamechanging military tech is no vice.
- Only an idiot launches a premature attack.
- Ain’t nothing in the sea but the Drowned God.
- If you don’t hold territory and pair your military strategy with your political one, you lose.
- When in doubt, stick ‘em with the pointy end.