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#WavellReviews “The Scientific Way of Warfare – Order and Chaos on the Battlefields of Modernity” by Antoine Bousquet

Phil Clare
Bousquet’s belief that militaries are invariably bounded by the limits set by their own institutional frameworks does not bode well...
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#WavellReviews “Something Rotten: Land Command in the 21st Century” by Jim Storr

The Wavell Room Team
Simply put, military staffs are not as capable because they have too much pointless process, work in open plan command posts, and don’t think or...
Book ReviewsInternational RelationsMilitary History

#WavellReviews “The Ledger: Accounting for Failure in Afghanistan” by David Kilcullen and Greg Mills

James Burton
Available here from Hurst & Co Publishers Although the US led campaign in Afghanistan had been described as being on life support for years, its...
Concepts and DoctrineCyber / InformationLandMilitary HistoryMulti-Domain Operations

Sowing Darkness for Military Advantage: Deception

Charles B. Vandepeer and James L. Regens
Countering Competitors with Deception The rise of China and resurgence of Russia suggest that an era of great power competition has returned.  Diminishing technological advantage...