Archive for the 'history'

• The First Battle — a review

August 24th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, Adaptability, America, asia, blog-friends, history, insurgency, J. Scott Shipman, military, state building, Strategy and War, Uncategorized, Vietnam, Vietnam War | 8 comments

• Turning Away From Strategy

August 23rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Air Force, America, analytic, army, cognition, defense, education, Epistemology, Failed State, government, history, ideas, military, military reform, national security, navy, organizations, Patterns, politics, security, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, teaching, USMC, war | 34 comments

• State Failure is the Child of Oligarchy

August 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, culture, dystopia, economic determinism, economics, Evolution, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, leadership, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, social science, society, state failure, theory | 1 comment

• The Journal of Military Operations

August 7th, 2012 by zen

Posted in A.E., defense, history, ideas, intellectuals, military, military history, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, war | 3 comments

• Some New Old Books

July 28th, 2012 by zen

Posted in authors, book, historians, history, military, reading, russia, soviet union | Comments Off on Some New Old Books