Military tacticians. The defenders of Winterfell were as bad at military tactics as I am at catching predictive typing errors before Tweeting.

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You may enjoy this analysis of the Battle of Wakanda from Infinity War written by an Army officer, in the style of a post-operation analysis. SPOILER: Captain America does not come out looking great as a military leader. https://angrystaffofficer.com/2019/03/31/military-lessons-learned-from-the-battle-of-wakanda/ …
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He also wrote a piece on the Battle of Winterfell at Wired (not sure if that's what WaPo is referencing as I don't want to use up an article click when this piece was already as good as I think military analysis can get). https://www.wired.com/story/game-of-thrones-winterfell-battle-tactical-analysis/ …
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Who puts their defensive trenches behind their entire force AND their catapults? Who???
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It reminded me of The Battle of the Bastards in that regard: they were losing, and then there was this deus ex machina.
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Game of Thrones is a great show, but most of the battles have been unrealistic. In at least two battles ships attempt to attack walled cities. And this in an age before gunpowder. The defenders would have just laughed.
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I don’t know if I’ll ever get over my disappointment in that episode
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