The Snowflakes Within
The reaction to the most recent Army recruitment campaign shows us that mental resilience in the Army is already prone to melting. “SNOWFLAKES” proclaims one
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The Hubris of Ozymandias
In the 1976 film ‘The Eagle has Landed’, Oberst Max Radl, an Abwehr Colonel, takes several seemingly disconnected sources and through analysis, and a belief
History verses Hardware: The T14 Armata Tank
The T14 Armata tank is making the news as a fearsome machine that should raise concern among the allies and their aging tank forces. But
Creating Decision Forcing Cases: The Combat Case Study Method
In the early 1930s, a group of officers at the US Army Infantry School put together a remarkable little book. Called Infantry in Battle it
‘Education for the Masses’ – Is it Time to Revolutionise PME?
Are we casting adrift those who fail to make the grade, be that officers or soldiers, sailors and airmen? The immortal words ‘Let’s have a
Maritime Lessons from the Yemen Conflict
The Yemen conflict has involved sophisticated and effective attacks at sea in one of the world’s busiest maritime straits, through which passes a significant amount
Learning From Haldane: Defence Reform.
This strawman examines the factors which can be exploited in Land force development by considering Task, Technology, Tactics, Training and Templates; first articulated by Lord
The Case for a Non-Warfare Officer First Sea Lord.
The Chief Executive and Chairman of British Airways is Spanish businessman called Álex Cruz de Llano. Although he has a degree in Industrial Engineering he
The Changing Face of a 21st Century Divisional Officer
Modern day Service Personnel have modern day needs; how does the Divisional Officer help? This article is designed to provoke thought and self-reflection; thought on
Plan to Fail
“Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm” Attributed to Winston Churchill In any field of complex endeavour undertaken in environments of uncertainty,