The Guarded Age – Fortification in the 21st Century
In an era of drones, loitering munitions, precision strikes, and manoeuvre warfare; discussing fortification seems almost quaint. Surely the revolution in military affairs and its...
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Swift and Decisive – An Anachronistic Ideal?
As the famous quote from Sun Tzu’s Art of War goes, “rapidity is the essence of war” (兵之情主速), and while the original context behind...
The bane of Western military strategy – Technological Determinism
As Stephen Biddle has so presciently stated, we have witnessed both the confirmation and denial of the importance of technology in war over the past...
Portrait of Ukrainian Advances.
3rd Separate Assault Brigade (3 OShBr) is one the most successful brigades in the Ukrainian Army. Since the beginning of May it has advanced about...
A post-digital British military – the new influencing arm of the state
Introduction War has changed, but the British Military hasn’t. War has transformed from a fight over physical territory to a multi-dimensional struggle to influence global...
#WavellReviews “Battle: A History Of Combat And Culture”
Through this extensive and deeply intellectual work, Lynn offers an ambitious and often persuasive range of arguments as to the essential truths behind the nature...
Is Manoeuvre Alive?
In conversation with Peter Roberts as part of a RUSI podcast series, The Western Way of War, in December 2020, I claimed that ‘Manoeuvre was...
Russia’s New Way of War.
On Monday, January 11, 2021, police in Kiev received an anonymous warning schools across Ukraine’s capital city had been rigged with landmines. The following day,...
Der Verlorne Haufen Chapter 20
Humanity and bringing up more humans “Sir, respectfully, I insist. We are obliged to offer medical help to those who can no longer, or who...
Der Verlorne Haufen: Chapter 15
Uncrewed into the urban Just offshore, Sublanders silently waiting on the seafloor begin to hum and stir as electric pumps force water out of tanks,...