Archive for the 'military history'

• Dawn and Decadence, Innovation, & The Face of Battle — top 3

October 4th, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, academia, Adaptability, anglosphere, business, christianity, classics, diplomatic history, ideas, innovation, insight, J. Scott Shipman, language, literature, military history, Patterns, poetry, recommended reading, recommended viewing, Religion, strategy, Strategy and War, Uncategorized | 5 comments

• Octavian Manea interviews T.X. Hammes

September 7th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, America, army, historians, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military history, military reform, national security, non-state actors, small wars journal, state failure, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog | Comments Off on Octavian Manea interviews T.X. Hammes

• American Caesar — a reread after 30 years

September 4th, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, America, army, Australia, biography, book, classics, close reading, Communism, conservativism, defense, diplomacy, empire, history, intellectuals, international law, J. Scott Shipman, Korea, leadership, Liberalism, maneuver warfare, marxism, military history, military professionalism, navy, north korea, pacific empire, reading, recommended reading, republican party, state building, Strategy and War, Tactics, Uncategorized, USMC, Vietnam War, war, warriors, wwi, wwii | 9 comments

• Octavian Manea Interviews General David Petraeus

September 2nd, 2013 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, insurgency, intellectuals, Interview, iraq, mideast, military, military history, military training & education, national security, petraeus, small wars journal, state building, state failure, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, terrorism, theory, tribes, veterans, war, warriors | 4 comments

• War on Speed

August 26th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, analytic, army, leadership, military, military history, military professionalism, military reform, national security, Questions, reform, security, SSI, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, war | 12 comments