#WavellReviews “A History of the Artists Rifles 1859-1947” by Barry Gregory
Available here from Pen and Sword There are many reasons to read A History of the Artists Rifles. The winged dagger of the SAS might...
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#WavellReviews “War: How Conflict Shaped us” by Margaret MacMillan
The book has no strict narrative but instead, using vivid examples, tales and anecdotes, gives a highly readable, thought-provoking look across history, in an attempt...
#WavellReviews “We are Bellingcat” by Eliot Higgins
Available here from Bloomsbury Bellingcat. If you don’t know immediately what that word means, there is still a very good chance you have come across...
#WavellReviews “Divided Armies: Inequality & Battlefield Performance in Modern War” by Jason Lyall
Available here from Princeton University Press Jason Lyall’s “Divided Armies” is a welcome contribution to our perception of war and how it is fought. Its...
#WavellReviews “The Leadership Book” by Neil Jurd
Jurd treats you like an intelligent adult. He avoids jargon, and the book is incisive, with no padding. This makes it both a short and...
#WavellReviews “Tomorrow will be a good day” by Captain Sir Tom Moore
The odd thing was that, beyond the practical fund-raising, his activity achieved such massive resonance. It seemed to buoy and stabilise millions and this book...
#WavellReviews “Armies of Sand” by Kenneth Pollack
'As such, Armies of Sand is a must read for anyone with an interest in Arab armies and how they might develop in the future.'...
#WavellReviews “Blood, Metal and Dust: How victory turned to defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq” by Brigadier (retd) Ben Barry
Rather than cutting off when large scale US /UK deployments ended, the author catches the reader up to the current situation as at publication. The...
#WavellReviews ‘Adaptation under Fire: How Militaries Change in Wartime’ by Lt. General (Ret’d) David Barno and Nora Bensahel.
This book offers significant context and substance to our collective understanding of military change and how we conceptualise adaptability. Its clarity and purpose is refreshing...
#WavellReviews – “War by Others’ Means” by Dr Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds (A RUSI paper)
The difficulty of extricating from expeditionary campaigns makes the use of deniable, ‘fire and forget’ assistance from special forces appealing to governments with an eye...