Archive for the 'military history'

• How to Lose a War: A Primer

July 28th, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 21st century, Afghanistan, Air Force, al qaida, America, analytic, army, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterintuitive, dystopia, Failed State, fisking, government, humor, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, military, military contractor, military history, military intelligence, military reform, military training & education, politics, rambling, satire, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Taliban, terrorism, theory, veterans, war, warriors | 49 comments

• D-DAY, June 6, 1944

June 6th, 2013 by zen

Posted in America, europe, france, military, military history, war, warriors, wwii | 4 comments

• New Book: The Guns at Last Light

June 2nd, 2013 by zen

Posted in authors, book, historians, history, military history, war, wwii | 2 comments

• Is 4GW Dead?: Point-Counterpoint and Commentary

May 28th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, analytic, brave new war, chet richards, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, criminals, dni, dystopia, fabius maximus, Failed State, geopolitics, government, hammes, history, Hybrid War, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, legitimacy, military, military history, narcoterror, national security, non-state actors, organizations, politics, primary loyalties, society, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, tribes, war | 28 comments

• Two Readings, and If You Read It, Why Not Review It?

May 23rd, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, America, asymmetric, book, defense, deterrence, Falklands War, J. Scott Shipman, military history, military professionalism, military reform, navy, Network-centric Warfare, recommended reading, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Uncategorized, warriors | 18 comments