Air mobility and the war in Ukraine
On 17 January 2022, the Government of the United Kingdom announced that it would be supplying weapons to Ukraine. The first Royal Air Force (RAF)...
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Are we all process monkeys now?
Do you spend your day answering emails, ticking off training objectives and signing forms, or are you pursuing organisational priorities and building valuable things? Much...
The MoD is failing its people: what can be done?
I regularly speak with Service personnel and veterans who feel let down by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whether in relation to housing, health care,...
#WavellReviews: Reflections on War
Both books offer readers stimulating and informative insights into that chaotic part of social life we call war and are works imbued with the deep...
May the farce be with you: the assault on Vodyane village
In mid-January 2023 a separatist militia force attempted to assault and capture the village of Vodyane, West of Donetsk City. This was supported by a...
#WavellReviews “Command: How the Allies learned to win the Second World War” by Al Murray
The world is divided in many ways, and now there is another criterion for division worth talking about. One, surprisingly, that pertains to Al Murray....
Armata – the story is over
When the T-14 Armata tank was sensationally unveiled at the 9 May Victory Day parade, in 2015, it embarrassingly broke down in front of thousands...
#WavellReviews “The Path of Peace: Walking the Western Front Way” by Anthony Seldon
Antony Seldon is a prolific author and The Path for Peace may well be his best and most enduring book. It was not just the...
Urban Warfare is Not Exceptional
The idea that urban operations are somehow exceptional, or more difficult than anything else, rests on an almost tautological foundation. Is urban terrain a uniquely...
Anatomy of a Russian Army village assault
At the end of December 2022 a set of discarded Russian Army orders found near the village of Kyselivka in Kherson Oblast was passed to...