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
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Rewriting history: St Valery and Remembrance
The first myth that St Valery was a purely Scottish battle. Whilst the Highland Division was primarily Scottish, its make up also reflected the entire
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
The ‘Rear Area’ no Longer Exists
Despite a revival in the divisional level of warfighting in the British Army, thinking on security away from the front lines has failed to keep
Women Veterans are Invisible
For all intents and purposes women veterans are a hidden population in the UK. It’s a sad fact that, in the UK, there is little
International Women’s Day 2021 – Wavell Room #choosetochallenge
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 seeks to inculcate a global challenge culture and raise awareness of the problems that still exist for women. In Defence,
Putting MOD at the heart, rather than the top, of Defence. Part 3.
Orgel’s Second Law states that “evolution is cleverer than you are”. There may be characteristics of large-scale, complex, exquisite defence capabilities that require the British
#WavellReviews “Divided Armies: Inequality & Battlefield Performance in Modern War” by Jason Lyall
Available here from Princeton University Press Jason Lyall’s “Divided Armies” is a welcome contribution to our perception of war and how it is fought. Its