{"podcast":{"title":"The Operational Arch","slug":"the-operational-arch-5917364","podcast_index_feed_id":5917364,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/c6c2bc14/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/operationalarch","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/33246509/33246509-1703179379601-ac2c1c2f041b1.jpg","author":"SAMS","episode_count":51,"summary":"The official podcast of the School of Advanced Military Studies, dedicated to bridging the gap between tactics and strategy through the study of operational art and the operational level of war.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-operational-arch-5917364"},"episode":{"title":"MacArthur's Return to the Philippines, w/ Dr. Peter Mansoor (E43)","slug":"macarthur-s-return-to-the-philippines-w-dr-peter-mansoor-e43","published_at":"2025-08-07T18:20:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-operational-arch-5917364/macarthur-s-return-to-the-philippines-w-dr-peter-mansoor-e43","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-operational-arch-5917364","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/operationalarch/episodes/MacArthurs-Return-to-the-Philippines--w-Dr--Peter-Mansoor-E43-e36j055","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/c6c2bc14/podcast/play/106577509/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-7%2F405291769-44100-2-01e8e44c9ffcf.m4a","summary":"Dr. Peter Mansoor, retired Army Colonel and professor of military history at the Ohio State University, joins the Operational Arch to discuss his new book, Redemption: MacArthur in the Campaign for the Philippines (Cambridge University Press, August 2025), which covers the arc of MacArthur's controversial return to the Philippines, providing both a master class and cautionary tale on the application of operational art. The group covers a wide variety of topics including theater logistics, the incorporation of friendly guerilla forces, organizational leadership, joint operations, and strategic decision-making.","meta_description":"Dr. Peter Mansoor, retired Army Colonel and professor of military history at the Ohio State University, joins the Operational Arch to discuss his new book…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2493,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-operational-arch-5917364/episodes/macarthur-s-return-to-the-philippines-w-dr-peter-mansoor-e43/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-operational-arch-5917364/macarthur-s-return-to-the-philippines-w-dr-peter-mansoor-e43.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}