Category Campaigns & Operations
[FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my copy of this book free from the author and/or publisher. I was not paid for this review and the opinion expressed is purely my own] McNamara’s Folly is a book about a topic that needed… Continue Reading →
This podcast discusses Air Power and its limits. Specifically I expose the myth that it is possible to win a war with airpower alone. The example of Kosovo often held up as showing airpower can win wars is discussed as… Continue Reading →
The 2014 US Army Chief of Staff Professional Reading List (PRL) was released in the Summer of 2014 and I was relieved in the extreme to see that there was only one novel on the list, Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer. The… Continue Reading →
An examination of the situation in Syria and between Turkey/NATO on one side and Russia/Syria on the other in light of recent events.
[FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my copy of this book free from the author and/or publisher. I was not paid for this review and the opinion expressed is purely my own] The Great Northern War Compendium is a massive two-volume work… Continue Reading →
This is a somewhat rambling podcast that deals with Victory in war and what it really is. I submit that victory is not achieving stability as some recent pundits have asserted but defeating your enemy. I explain why I mean… Continue Reading →
What is proportionality and should it be applicable in wartime? Ironically I recorded this last week before the Paris attacks. I find that is is somewhat topical given the events of the Friday night. I plan on recording another discussing… Continue Reading →
[FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my copy of this book free from the author and/or publisher. I was not paid for this review and the opinion expressed is purely my own] There have been thousands if not hundreds of thousands of books… Continue Reading →
BOOK REVIEW: THE FALL OF THE OTTOMANS: THE GREAT WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST By Eugene Rogan Basic Books, 485 pages Review by J.C. Tejeda Jr. Anyone desiring to understand the forces shaping the Middle East would find… Continue Reading →
The Battle of the River Plate was the first naval battle of World War II and the only battle of World War II to take place in South America or its waters. The Graf Spee was one of three Deutschland… Continue Reading →
Just a reminder for everyone to stop today and take a moment to reflect on the events that happened 68 years ago today on the shores of Normandy in France. This is the day that the Allies opened up… Continue Reading →
[FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my copy of this book free from the author and/or publisher. I was not paid for this review and the opinion expressed is purely my own] SHOT DOWN: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and… Continue Reading →
Waterloo: Book One of the Great Battles Series by Alan Forrest is not your typical military history. Therefore it is a good thing that the author admits in the preface that he is not a military historian because it shows…. Continue Reading →
Throughout 1944 the German armies on the Eastern Front had been pushed westward across Poland and into Germany proper. During the winter of 1944-1945 the front had stabilized roughly along the river Oder and inside historically German territory. In front… Continue Reading →
I was thinking about this the other day while watching The Pacific on DVD. The Pacific is a pretty good series although I found Band of Brothers to be better based on pure entertainment value. What made me think about elite units was… Continue Reading →