#WavellReviews “The Daughters of Kobani” by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Once I had started the book, I struggled to put it down. The writing is engaging. It develops a personal narrative and links characters together...
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#WavellReviews “The Habit of Excellence” by Lieutenant Colonel Langley Sharp
It accurately captures the ethos of the Army and the essence of how the modern Army seeks to lead. Different leaders will take different key...
#WavellReviews “Urban Warfare in the Twenty-First Century” by Anthony King
The central argument of the book is relatively simple: namely that the expansion of cities has not only made urban conflict more likely, but also...
#WavellReviews “I, Warbot. The Dawn of Artificially Intelligent Conflict” by Kenneth Payne
With the steady pace of technological developments, it is not clear how long this book will remain current, but you would be hard pushed to...
#WavellReviews “Eighth Army versus Rommel” by James Colvin
The events in the desert from March 1941 to September 1942 have a wider significance, as they are probably one of the best examples of...
#WavellReviews “How the Army made Britain a Global Power: 1688-1815” by Jeremy Black
'Military history should not be understood as a continuous logical development but rather, as unsatisfactory, temporary and incomplete attempts to address specific circumstances'...
#WavellReviews “Future War and the Defence of Europe” by J Allen, F Hodges, J Lindley-French
Can Europe defend itself? The answer presented in this book is a pretty firm ‘no’....
#WavellReviews “Dictatorship by Degrees: Xi Jinping in China” by Steven P. Feldman
The book focuses on how “signs of pre-totalitarianism” are increasingly visible in the contemporary Chinese leadership through the role of ideology, intolerance of dissent, extra-legal...
#WavellReviews “First In, Last Out: The Post-War Organisation, Employment and Training of Royal Marine Commandos” by Paul Winter (editor)
His fundamental argument - that the RM need to separate themselves from the pack by carving a distinct defence niche and identity with a bespoke...
#WavellReviews “Air Power’s Lost Cause – The American Air Wars of Vietnam” by Brian D. Laslie
Air forces have a relationship with technology that is on a par with that of moths and flames, and the Vietnam air war was no...