Theseus, Daedalus and Icarus
In Greek mythology Icarus was the son of the master craftsman and innovator Daedalus who built wings from wax. Icarus flew too close to the...
Category : Domains
India’s Corbettian Maritime Strategy
Executive Summary In response to the recent unpleasantness in the Himalayas this past summer, India has taken a number of strategic steps at sea to...
Trawls – The Power of the Military Volunteer in a Market Economy
Trawls – The Power of the Military Volunteer in a Market Economy The COVID-19 crisis demonstrated the power of the British Public to volunteer their...
Into the Grey Zone. British Airborne Forces in Ukraine
16 Air Assault Brigade made headline news in September 2020 by parachuting into Ukraine to partner with the 80thSeparate Airborne Assault Brigade on Exercise Joint...
Building an Effective Indigenous Counter-Insurgency Force – Part 2
During their occupation of India, the British built one of the most effective indigenous military forces in history, the British Indian Army. This is not to...
Building an Effective Indigenous Counter-Insurgency Force – Part 1.
I’ve studied Counter insurgency for decades. When I served in the 6th Special Forces Group over fifty years ago, I was assigned to edit a...
The British Army and the Prosperity Agenda
Reviews, whether they are spending, defence or in the current case, integrated foreign, security and defence, are opportunities for radical thought. They are times to...
A culture of apathy and dishonesty within the British Army
I write this opinion piece from a position of fortune – I am lucky to be in a job where I work with, and lead, circa...
An interview with the editor of ‘Air Forces the Next Generation’ Dr Amit Gupta
You will find yourself dipping into every chapter and when you do, you will discover that air power around the world is not a fixed...
#WavellReviews ‘Mission Improbable: The Transformation of the British Army Reserve’ by Patrick Bury
‘Mission Improbable’ has been exquisitely researched. In places, its level of detail reminded me of reading Anthony Beevor’s Stalingrad....