Episode

Napoleon Won

Podcast: The Students
Published: Jun 10, 2026
Duration seconds: 3468
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Summary

Napoleon built the institutions of the modern state—especially the military. This was best analyzed by Napoleon's enemy Clausewitz, who studied war on the opposite side of the battlefield. Napoleon's armies were defeated, but his system and his spirit are still with us.