Archive for the 'wwii'

• Mourning the loss of Monte Cassino

January 18th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, America, art history, Buddhism, Charles Cameron, christianity, islamist, italy, monasticism, Specs, Taliban, Uncategorized, wwii | Comments Off on Mourning the loss of Monte Cassino

• An Unknown Future and a Doubtful Present: Writing the Victory Plan of 1941 — a review-lite and a few questions

November 20th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, Adaptability, change, Clausewitzian, defense, history, J. Scott Shipman, military history, military professionalism, ronald reagan, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Uncategorized, veterans, warriors, wwii | 32 comments

• Strategy, Power and Diffusion

November 19th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 4GW, Afghanistan, America, analytic, asymmetric, china, complex systems, counterinsurgency, counterintuitive, DIME, economics, history, ideas, insurgency, logic, military, military history, national security, non-state actors, physics, politics, russia, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Taliban, theory, van creveld, war, warriors, william lind, wwii | 22 comments

• The Last Lion, Winston Spenser Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 — finally released!

November 3rd, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, anglosphere, authors, Character, conservativism, cooperation, diplomacy, diplomatic history, egypt, extremists, Failed State, history, J. Scott Shipman, military, nazis, pacific empire, reading, recommended reading, russia, stalin, stalingrad, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, wwii | 2 comments

• Iwo Jihad?

September 6th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in al qaida, blog-friends, Charles Cameron, photography, propaganda, symbolism, Uncategorized, wwii | Comments Off on Iwo Jihad?