Explores how strategies in the television series Game of Thrones can be applied to real-world war and politics.

Foreword James Stavridis Part 1. People and War 1. Mycah’s Parents Didn’t Get a Vote Max Brooks 2. A House to Be Feared Jonathan P. Klug 3. Fear or Love: Insights from Machiavelli for Those Who Seek the Iron Throne Liam Collins 4. The Source of Tyrion Lannister’s Unlikely Survival and Success Joe Byerly 5. The Mother of Dragons: Defiant Leadership for Uncertain Times Rick Montcalm 6. Lessons for Command from Khaleesi’s Rise Erica Iverson 7. From Brienne of Tarth to Lyanna Mormont: Shifting Attitudes about Women in Combat Kelsey Cipolla 8. You Know Something, Jon Snow, about the Qualities of a Strategic Leader P. W. Singer and ML Cavanaugh Part 2. Technology and War 9. The Lessons of Viserion and Technological Advantage Jonathan E. Czarnecki 10. Game of Pwns: Baelish and Varys as Drivers of Modern Conflict Nina A. Kollars 11. WMD in Westeros and Beyond Magnus F. Nordenman 12. The Influence of Sea Power on Westeros Michael Junge 13. Winning the Waves: Sea Power and the Seven Kingdoms Bryan McGrath 14. What the Walls of Westeros Teach Us about War and Warfare John Spencer Part 3. Combat and War 15. Siege Warfare in the Seven Kingdoms Lionel Beehner, Benedetta Berti, and Mike Jackson 16. Dragons, Dothraki, and Achieving Victory in Battle Mick Cook 17. The Wildlings at the Wall: When Climate Drives Conflict J. Daniel Batt 18. Shock and Chaos: Psychological Weapons of War in Westeros and Our World Gregory S. Drobny 19. How to Fight the Lannister Armies Joshua D. Powers and Jonathan Bott 20. Becoming No One: Human Intelligence in the Seven Kingdoms Andrea N. Goldstein 21. The Battle of the Bastards and the Importance of the Reserve Jess Ward Part 4. Strategy and War 22. The Myth of the Accidental Strategist Steve Leonard 23. Why the Westerosi Can’t Win Wars Chuck Bies 24. Strategic Storytelling in Game of Thrones Jaym Gates 25. Resources, War, and the Night King’s Deadly Arithmetic Andrew A. Hill 26. The Red Wedding and the Power of Norms Theresa Hitchens 27. Daenerys Targaryen’s Coalitions for War Mick Ryan 28. Arya Stark’s Targeted Killing and Strategic Decision-Making Craig Whiteside 29. Ned Stark, Hero of the Seven Kingdoms, and Why the Good Guys Win (in the End) ML Cavanaugh 30. White Walkers and the Nature of War Paul Scharre Epilogue: Down from the Citadel, Off the Wall ML Cavanaugh Contributors