Professor Anthony King’s last monograph, The Combat Soldier, changed military sociology in much the same way the stack changed infantry urban combat techniques. Before it,...
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Moscow Rules: what drives Russia to confront the West
Book Review: Keir Giles. On28th January 2019, Sir Mark Sedwill (the UK’s National SecurityAdvisor (NSA), Cabinet Secretary and Head of theCivil Service) confirmed that the...
Wavell Room’s Cultural Guide to the First World War
One hundred years is a defining maxim of time. It is often celebrated, seldom experienced first-hand; long enough to witness significant generational changes, but short...
Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech – by Jamie Susskind
“Susskind gives us an easy read… the fascinating section on force doesn’t merely cover the increasing digitisation, automation and privatisation of military activities, but also...
The Future of War: A History – by Sir Lawrence Freedman
“Required reading for anyone trying to understand or decipher the potential direction of war and conflict in what has already began as a violent and...
Why We Fight – book review.
Bottom Line Up Front: Why We Fight is not a quick and easy read where you find yourself compelled to follow rolling prose steadily, but...
Thinking the Unthinkable
Thinking the Unthinkable. Nik Gowing and Chris Langdon (2018) It won’t be news to anyone that the world is changing at pace. Whether it’s the international...
No Illusions by Ellen Mickiewicz
‘No Illusions’ offers a unique insight into the minds of the young elite currently passing through some of the most prestigious universities in Russia. Mickiewicz...
Implacable Foes, War in the Pacific ’44-’45 by Waldo Heinrichs and Marc Gallicchio
BLUF: An in-depth account of an often overlooked phase of World War II. 4 out of 5. The value of this book is directly linked...
The Guardians: The League of Nations & Crisis of the Empire by Susan Pederson
Pederson delivers in this contextually rich book on the League of Nations. From its establishment to a detailed overview of the mandates system and the...