Christopher Sandbach
Guest contributor noted in the transcript as having introduced John to Luttwak's work and participating in discussion; provides contextual input on the book and scholarship.
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Feb 7, 2026 • 6h 6min
Pete Reads 'Coup D'état' by Edward N. Luttwak with Guests - Complete Part 1 of 2
Christopher Sandbach, who introduced John to Luttwak's work; Lafayette Lee, an editor and interviewer familiar with Luttwak; Daryl Cooper, historian and long-form podcaster; and John Fieldhouse, former Army officer and insurgency scholar. They read and discuss Luttwak’s manual on coups. Topics include defining coups, state machinery, modern communications, types of takeover, preconditions that invite coups, and fast-strike strategies for seizing power.
