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  • Decisive Point Podcast
    A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force

    By Katie Crombe, John A. Nagl

    Fifty years ago, the US Army faced a strategic inflection point after a failed counterinsurgency effort in Vietnam. In response to lessons learned from the Yom Kippur War, the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command was created to reorient thinking and doctrine around the conventional Soviet threat. Today’s Army must embrace the Russo-Ukrainian conflict as an opportunity to reorient the force into one as forward-thinking and formidable as the Army that won Operation Desert Storm. This article suggests changes the Army should make to enable success in multidomain large-scale combat operations at today’s strategic inflection point.

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  • Leader Up podcast Episode 59 ‘Leadership Perspectives’ graphic with photos of host David Howey and guest Lisa Bennett, senior intelligence advisor, over the AMSC emblem and podcast app icons.
    Leader Up Podcast: Leadership Perspectives, with Ms. Lisa Bennett

    Ms. Lisa Bennett, Senior Intelligence Advisor at TRADOC DCS G-2, discusses a variety of leadership and leader development topics to include her current position and responsibilities, her military and civilian leadership experiences, the importance of professional development for Army Civilians, career advice, lessons learned, and more.

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    A Historical Perspective on Today’s Recruiting Crisis

    By Brian McAllister Linn

    .adetail.news .article-body { max-width: 90% !important; }This podcast analyzes the US Army’s successive recruiting crises, identifying their consistent patterns and the efforts to resolve them, and makes three provocative arguments. First, there is a long-standing institutional tension between recruiting personnel for the combat arms and technical

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  • Conversations on Strategy
    On Strategic Empathy

    By Dr. Allison Abbe, Dr. Claire Yorke

    This podcast explores the benefits of strategic empathy and its value as a leadership tool. Read the issue here: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol53/iss2/9/

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  • Book Review by Vince Alcazar of The Air War in Vietnam Author: Michael E. Weaver Reviewed by Vince Alcazar, Air Force (retired) planner and fighter pilot, Department of Defense The Air War in Vietnam addresses President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration’s use of airpower (or lack of it) and why American airpower underperformed, as well as airpower innovations that influenced the US warfare model in the Vietnam War. The reviewer bills this work as “…an indispensable volume of airpower scholarship. It is a richly developed analysis of airpower in a decade-long war with challenging hybrid characteristics and shifting US strategies.”
    The Air War in Vietnam

    76th Birthday of Air Force | Book Review: The Air War in Vietnam  Author: Michael E. Weaver  | Reviewed by Vince Alcazar, Air Force (retired) planner and fighter pilot, Department of Defense | The Air War in Vietnam addresses President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration’s use of airpower (or lack of it) and why American airpower underperformed, as

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  • Book Review by Carlos Barrera and Manuel Carranza of: Spies and Shuttles: NASA’s Secret Relationship with the DoD and CIA Author: James E. David Reviewed by Professor Carlos Barrera, Mexican Institute for Strategic Studies in National Security and Defence, and Manuel Carranza, defense and security affairs researcher Starting with the 1957 launches of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1 and 2, James E. David’s autobiography “offers a cautionary tale on grandiloquent endeavors and highlights the need to prioritize planning over narrative” in space. David was a curator in the Division of Space History at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, which gave him access to newly declassified materials. He put this information to good use in Spies and Shuttles as he chronicles NASA’s history and impact.
    Spies and Shuttles: NASA’s Secret Relationship with the DoD and CIA

    76th Birthday of Air Force | Book Review: Spies and Shuttles: NASA’s Secret Relationship with the DoD and CIA  James E. David  | Reviewed by Professor Carlos Barrera, Mexican Institute for Strategic Studies in National Security and Defence, and Manuel Carranza, defense and security affairs researcher | Starting with the 1957 launches of the Soviet

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  • Book Review by Jeffrey Caton of: Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space Author: Bleddyn E. Bowen Reviewed by Jeffrey Caton, colonel, US Air Force (retired), and president, Kepler Strategies LLC Based on three key arguments, Original Sin covers the development of spacepower during the Cold War, space technology’s progress, and the weapons, planning and doctrine that surround space warfare. The reviewer notes, “What sets Original Sin apart from similar books is the outstanding context it provides and its willingness to challenge trite slogans attached to spacepower.”
    Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space

    76th Birthday of Air Force | Book Review: Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space  Bleddyn E. Bowen  | Reviewed by Jeffrey Caton, colonel, US Air Force (retired), and president, Kepler Strategies LLC | Based on three key arguments, Original Sin covers the development of spacepower during the Cold War, space technology’s progress,

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  • Book Review by Greg Pickell: Without Flyers, No Tannenberg: Aviation on the Eastern Front of 1914—Evolution of a Critical Role for Modern Warfare Authors: Terrence J. Finnegan, Helmut Jäger, and Carl J. Bobrow Reviewed by Greg Pickell, US Army lieutenant colonel (retired) Providing valuable historical context, Without Flyers, No Tannenberg “offers a wealth of previously unavailable information and provided needed context to the German triumph over the Russian 2nd Army in the opening weeks of the First World War.” The book describes how aviation developed in Germany and Russia and offers detailed maps and graphics. The latter part of the book covers events following the defeat of Russian General Samsonov’s 2nd Army, to include the Battle of the Masurian Lakes and the campaign that followed.
    Without Flyers, No Tannenberg: Aviation on the Eastern Front of 1914—Evolution of a Critical Role for Modern Warfare

    76th Birthday of Air Force | Book Review: Without Flyers, No Tannenberg: Aviation on the Eastern Front of 1914—Evolution of a Critical Role for Modern Warfare  Authors: Terrence J. Finnegan, Helmut Jäger, and Carl J. Bobrow  | Reviewed by Greg Pickell, US Army lieutenant colonel (retired) | Providing valuable historical context, Without Flyers, No

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  • Conversations on Strategy
    On White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan

    By Jonathan Klug, Mick Ryan

    In this podcast, US Army Col. Jon Klug and retired Australian Major General Mick Ryan discuss Ryan’s most recent book, White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan, and its potential implications for future warfare. In the summer of 1986, Tom Clancy’s novel Red Storm Rising debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list as it brought to life World War III, although a nonnuclear version.

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    Parameters Autumn 2023 Issue Preview

    By Conrad C. Crane

    This podcast offers a preview of the latest Parameters demi-issue and full issue. Read the issue here: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol53/iss3/7/

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  • Book Review by Phillip Dolitsky: Strategia: A Primer on Theory and Strategy for Students of War Author: Charles S. Oliviero Reviewed by Phillip Dolitsky, master’s student at the School of International Service, American University Strategia: A Primer on Theory and Strategy for Students of War poses the question “What is the true nature of war?” According to the author, even after studying war for 2,000 years, it is still misunderstood. Topics include war on land, war at sea, and war in the air. The reviewer notes that several relevant strategists names are noticeably absent from the work, including J. C. Wylie, Raymond Aron, Colin S. Gray, and Edward N. Luttwak, and even Thucydides.
    Strategia: A Primer on Theory and Strategy for Students of War

    StrategyBook Review: Strategia: A Primer on Theory and Strategy for Students of War   Author: Charles S. Oliviero  |  Reviewed by Phillip Dolitsky, master’s student at the School of International Service, American University | Strategia: A Primer on Theory and Strategy for Students of War poses the question “What is the true nature of war?”

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  • Book Review by Robert J. Bunker: How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them Author: Barbara F. Walter Reviewed by Dr. Robert J. Bunker, director of research and analysis, managing partner, C/O Futures LLC How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them was written to acquaint readers with “the conditions that give rise to, and define, modern civil war” to “[understand how] close modern America is to erupting into conflict” (xviii). The reviewer notes, “American military officers, sworn government agents, and officials will find the work troubling” and praises its “nonpartisan exploration and objective analysis” in tackling a difficult topic.
    Cyber Intelligence: Actors, Policies, and Practices

    Technology and War Book Review: Cyber Intelligence: Actors, Policies, and Practices   Author: Constance S. Uthoff  |  Reviewed by Dr. Robert J. Bunker, director of research and analysis, managing partner, C/O Futures LLC | From intelligence cycles and processes to intelligence agencies, security challenges, and more, Cyber Intelligence: Actors,

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