Major Matt Cavanaugh is a U.S. Army strategist who's worked everywhere from the Pentagon to Korea, Iraq to the Army Space and Missile Defense Command. He served in Iraq during numerous deployments. His new book, Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict, he explains the strategy and the art of war by way of all the Star Wars films. On the podcast, he talks about his rise from West Point to platoon leader, why he writes, and why Yoda is a pretty terrible leader. He is. Mmmmm.