Gallipoli. It’s all about logistics.
It can be argued that logistics was the primary reason for the instigation of the Gallipoli Campaign. It is also a viable conclusion that the...
Category : Domains
Culture: addressing Apathy and Dishonesty within the British Army.
Last year I wrote a Wavell Room article titled ‘A Culture of apathy and dishonesty within the British Army’. It was met with mixed reviews, whilst it...
From Trafalgar to Jutland: The Atrophy of a Great Naval Power
The embarrassing failure of the Royal Navy to destroy the smaller and less-experienced Imperial German Navy at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 was caused...
#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...
The Integrated Operating Concept Isn’t Very Good
The Integrated Operating Concept 2025 (IOpC 25) is supposed to guide the UK armed forces for the years ahead starting in 2025. As a concept, however,...
Menopause: The Ultimate Taboo
Menopause. It’s the ultimate taboo. Nobody talks about it. Nobody understands it. Defence needs to break the stigma. There are over 16,130 females serving in...
The British Army has a Blackbelt in ‘Bullshito’
‘Therefore no plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force’ but often misquoted as ‘No plan survives...
Maximising Fighting Power: Eighth Army at Alamein 1942
The second battle of El Alamein took place over 23 October to 4 November 1942. The battle saw the Allied Eighth Army commanded by General...
What’s in a Meme?
I am starting to become obsessed with memes. Their omnipresence is almost overwhelming. From the easy to understand to the bizarrely obscure, many provide simple...
#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...