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Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
March 27, 2024
Dr. John A. Nagl provides readers a roadmap to navigate—and a lens with which to interpret—General David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts's best-selling book, Conflict, which Nagl considers "'[t]he closest thing to a memoir" of Petraeus and "likely . . . the best first-person account in history of [Petraeus's] efforts and results in Iraq and Afghanistan that made him the most important Army officer of his generation."
The War in Nicaragua
March 27, 2024
Colonel Joerg Stenzel (German Army), an instructor at the US Army War College, lends his expertise in strategy to this review of "the most famous and successful" filibuster featured in William Walker's 1860 work, The War in Nicaragua.
Violence in Defeat: The Wehrmacht on German Soil, 1944–1945
February 22, 2024
Book Review: Violence in Defeat: The Wehrmacht on German Soil, 1944–1945 Daniel Gipper Author: Bastiaan Willems Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Gipper, US Air Force, faculty development scholar, Air University
The Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Strategic Alliances and Rivalries
February 22, 2024
Book Review: The Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Strategic Alliances and Rivalries Authors: Amira Jadoon with Andrew Mines Reviewed by Thomas F. Lynch III, PhD, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Waging a Good War: How the Civil Rights Movement Won Its Battles, 1954–1968
February 22, 2024
Book Review: Waging a Good War: How the Civil Rights Movement Won Its Battles, 1954–1968 Author: Thomas E. Ricks Reviewed by Keith Nightingale, retired colonel, US Army
Small Armies, Big Cities: Rethinking Urban Warfare
February 22, 2024
Book Review: Small Armies, Big Cities: Rethinking Urban Warfare John P. Sullivan Author: Louise A. Tumchewics (editor) Reviewed by Dr. John P. Sullivan, instructor, Safe Communities Institute, University of Southern California
Forging the Anglo-American Alliance: The British and American Armies, 1917–1941
January 17, 2024
Professor and historian Dean Nowowiejski presents a thoughtful review of historian Tyler R. Bamford’s study on the “long-term impact of the interwar relationship between army officers” of the United States and Great Britain, which “endured despite tensions” and “despite the absence of guidance and in advance of the political approval that would later lead to the formal alliance.” Nowowiejski highlights Bamford’s emphasis on military exchanges, mechanization, military attachés, and intelligence sharing and notes the refreshing significance of the book’s focus on army—rather than navy or executive-level—relationships, which makes this title of particular value. Author: Tyler R. Bamford  Reviewed by Dr. Dean Nowowiejski, professor and Ike Skelton Distinguished Chair for the Art of War, US Army Command and General Staff College Read Now: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/34 ​ Keywords: World War I, Great Britain, interwar years, mechanization, military attachés
Boots and Suits: Historical Cases and Contemporary Lessons in Military Diplomacy
January 17, 2024
Book Review: Boots and Suits: Historical Cases and Contemporary Lessons in Military Diplomacy https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/33
Military Dogs of World War II Wylie W. Johnson
December 20, 2023
Book Review: Military Dogs of World War II Wylie W. Johnson Author: Susan Bulanda Reviewed by Reverend Dr. Wylie W. Johnson, chaplain (retired), US Army War College class of 2010
Number One Realist: Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare
December 20, 2023
Book Review: Number One Realist: Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare Author: Nathaniel L. Moir Reviewed by John A. Nagl, professor of warfighting studies, US Army War College
War of Supply
November 22, 2023
Book Review: War of Supply John A. Bonin Author: David D. Dworak Reviewed by Dr. John A. Bonin, consultant, US Army War College The reviewer notes, “While there are thousands of books about World War II, there are relatively few on the war in the Mediterranean and fewer on its logistics.” Dworak provides just that, with a chronological account of Operation Torch in North Africa; Operations Husky, Avalanche, and Shingle in Sicily and Italy; and Operation Dragoon in southern France. https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/30
Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931–1945
November 22, 2023
Book Review: Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931–1945 Jonathan Klug Author: Richard Overy Reviewed by Jonathan Klug, colonel, US Army, and assistant professor, Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations, US Army War College Teaser: Many track the start of World War II to Poland in 1939. In Blood Ruins, Richard Overy contends the 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria was the start of an Asian war that later merged into the 1939 war in Europe when Japan attacked America in 1939. The book addresses policy and strategy as well as operational, technical, and tactical issues. https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/29