Defence Facts of Life: The Aspiration/Reality Mismatch (Long Read)
Readers note: In this article the author proposes that Britain should have a single defence force rather than three top heavy independence services. Given this
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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
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
RUSI Annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture 2017: View from the Wavell Room.
The Wavell Room team was privileged to be invited to hear the Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, give his annual
The British Army & the Chilcott Report: Strategy is not the Answer
The long-await report of Sir John Chilcott’s commission on the Iraq War is feeding a dangerous illusion in the British Armed Forces: that the absence
