Released on February 23, 2022 An important part of statecraft is learning from the past, and in my first podcast I ask General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalition in Iraq and Afghanistan and was director of the CIA, what he learned about the Vietnam War from his PhD studies at Princeton that helped him in the war against terror. ABOUT THE SERIES Secrets of Statecraft​ is a bi-monthly podcast hosted by Andrew Roberts which explores the effect that the study of History has had on the careers and decision-making of public figures, and which will also ask leading historians about the influence that the study of History had on their biographical subjects. The title is taken from Winston Churchill’s reply on Coronation Day 1953 to a young American who had asked him for life-advice, to whom he said ‘Study History, study History, for therein lie all the secrets of statecraft.’ To view the transcript and to learn more about this series visit, https://www.hoover.org/publications/secrets-statecraft-andrew-roberts Listen to the podcast on the platforms listed below. Spotify: https://hvr.co/3iJAYEc Amazon Music/Audible: https://hvr.co/3JBMQmB Apple iTunes: https://hvr.co/3Lis78E Google Podcasts: https://hvr.co/3tLkWzP Stitcher: https://hvr.co/3NsVzdZ