Aide-de-Camp: A Survival Guide
Bookshelves are not lined with celebrated accounts of Aides-de-Camp, and no one joins the Forces to become one. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst introduces cadets
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Thinking the Unthinkable
Thinking the Unthinkable. Nik Gowing and Chris Langdon (2018) It won’t be news to anyone that the world is changing at pace. Whether it’s the international
The Tactical Impact of Strategic Decisions; Accommodation
Do our strategic decision makers consider the impact of their policies on leadership at the tactical level? The challenging uncertainty of the Future Accommodation Model (FAM).
The Value of the Specialist
I once served with a Warrant Officer who worked as a technical supervisor within an operational military team. Highly qualified and self motivated he did
Why the British Army Needs a Combatives System
Of all the factors, which make for success in battle, the spirit of the warrior is the most decisive. (Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery) The heart
Leading by Example; NCOs are the Vital Ground
This article is the first in a two part study of the current state of leadership within the British Army and how this contributes to
The Alliance vs The Bear – Some Fundamentals of Why Russia Won’t Win. (Part 1)
On 11thJuly 2014 the Ukrainian 79th Airmobile Brigade was subjected to a 3 (and a bit) minute bombardment by (probably[1]) Russian Army artillery rocket systems fired
No Illusions by Ellen Mickiewicz
‘No Illusions’ offers a unique insight into the minds of the young elite currently passing through some of the most prestigious universities in Russia. Mickiewicz
Implacable Foes, War in the Pacific ’44-’45 by Waldo Heinrichs and Marc Gallicchio
BLUF: An in-depth account of an often overlooked phase of World War II. 4 out of 5. The value of this book is directly linked
Why Do We Fall? Learning From Failure and Defeat During Training
“Why do we fall?… So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.”[1] At the British Army’s Junior Command and Staff College (JCSC) there is