The British Regimental System: essential or outdated?
Whether one considers the Regimental System to be a gift of history or an outdated approach to soldiering, its centrality to the British Army is
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Preparing for Free-Play Field Exercises: The Case for Decision-Forcing Cases
The pseudonymous ‘Steve B’ hits three nails squarely on their heads. In ‘A New Approach to Command Post Training,’ (Wavell Room, 10 July 2018) he
Whose Voice Matters? The British Army in 2018
“This is a first for the land warfare conference: a panel looking at the business of war from an historical perspective, all of whom have
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
The Guardians: The League of Nations & Crisis of the Empire by Susan Pederson
Pederson delivers in this contextually rich book on the League of Nations. From its establishment to a detailed overview of the mandates system and the
Making Use of History
“Most men do not fight well because their ancestors fought well… There is no devotion to some ancient regimental system”. (Field Marshal Montgomery) Yesterday’s examples
Dunkirk: Leadership Lessons in a Hard School
With the release of Christopher Nolan’s long awaited film ‘Dunkirk’, it is worth reflecting on the 1940 campaign which resulted in the legendary evacuation of