The Free Press podcast School of War hosts some of the best conversations around on military history and current affairs. I was honoured to join Aaron MacLean as only the second Swede on the show, after Supreme Commander Michael Claesson.
This was a more wide-ranging discussion than most of my previous podcast appearances about The Stay Behinds, so I’m sharing the show notes here.
03:13 The Soviet Threat
08:00 Was Sweden Neutral?
15:52 Sweden in World War II
20:10 Sweden’s Military Might
20:50 Building the Resistance
25:11 Legalizing a Secret Army
28:35 Soviet Invasion Plans
33:05 The Resistance Leaders
37:09 Is Europe Prepared?
41:09 Was NATO a Mistake?
42:41 The Case for Deterrence
44:29 Preparing for Defeat