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How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them
August 29, 2023
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.
Team America: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged
August 29, 2023
Book Review by Wylie W. Johnson: Team America: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged Author: Robert L. O’Connell Reviewed by Rev. Dr. Wylie W. Johnson, US Army War College class of 2010 Although early twentieth-century America’s Army was small, meagerly funded, short on equipment, and rife with other struggles, it saw the rise of great leaders. Team America: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged focuses on four of them. They came from different backgrounds, yet “Together they accounted for 19 stars; together they brought about victory in their generation. Two became Chief of Staff of the Army. One rose to become the US Commander in Chief.
The Good Captain: A Personal Memoir of America at War
July 21, 2023
The Good Captain: A Personal Memoir of America at War
Corruption in the Americas
July 21, 2023
Book Review: Corruption in the Americas
The Military and the Market
July 21, 2023
Book Review: The Military and the Market
The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War
June 21, 2023
Technology and War – Book Review: The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews
Military Virtues
June 21, 2023
Military History – Book Review: Managing Sex in the U.S. Military: Gender, Identity, and Behavior Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews
The Age of AI and Our Human Future 
June 21, 2023
Military History – Book Review: Managing Sex in the U.S. Military: Gender, Identity, and Behavior Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews
The Strategic Use of Force in Counterinsurgency: Find, Fix, Fight
May 16, 2023
Irregular Warfare Book Review: The Strategic Use of Force in Counterinsurgency: Find, Fix, Fight Author: Miles Kitts Reviewed by Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz, professor of international relations and comparative politics, Georgia Southern University, and visiting professor, Center for Strategic Leadership, US Army War College Focusing on the use of force and insurgency, the reviewer assesses the author’s question, “Does either neoclassicism or revisionism adequately address how to evaluate the utility of force in counterinsurgency and the prescriptions which should come from it?” Keywords: counterinsurgency, Parmenidean fallacy, Cold War, strategy, reflective action Read Now: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/10
The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division’s Charge into the Third Reich 
May 16, 2023
Military History Book Review: The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division’s Charge into the Third Reich Author: Daniel P. Bolger Reviewed by Rev. Dr. Wylie W. Johnson, US Army War College class of 2010 The Panzer Killers follows the story of World War II Major General Maurice Rose, chronicling his humble beginnings through his rise to being a decorated and accomplished Army commander who led by example. Keywords: World War II, 3rd Armor Division, Battle of the Bulge, George S. Patton, Spearhead Division Read now: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/8
Fighting for Time: Rhodesia’s Military and Zimbabwe’s Independence
May 16, 2023
Military History Book Review: Fighting for Time: Rhodesia’s Military and Zimbabwe’s Independence Author: Charles D. Melson Reviewed by Charles G. Thomas, associate professor of comparative studies, Air University Global College The struggle for Rhodesia, otherwise known as the Bush War, centered on the decolonization of Rhodesia and involved ugly racial dynamics. The reviewer sees this work as “as comprehensive and critical as a single volume may be about Rhodesia’s military during the Bush War.” Keywords: Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Bush War, Selous Scouts, Rhodesian Light Infantry Read Now: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/7
War in the Villages: The U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Platoons in the Vietnam War
April 21, 2023
War in the Village US Army War College Press Parameters Bookshelf -- Online Book Reviews