Recent Publications - Tag Land Warfare

Book Review: Ground Combat: Puncturing the Myths of Modern War
January 12, 2026 — Ground Combat: Puncturing the Myths of Modern War by Ben Connable dismantles popular assumptions about the future of warfare by grounding its analysis in over 400 real-world battles. Rather than relying on hype around technology and precision, Connable reveals the enduring, gritty realities of land combat. This thought-provoking study challenges military planners and strategists to rethink how wars are truly fought—and won... MORE

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Contemporary Chemical Weapons Use in Syria and Iraq by the Assad Regime and the Islamic State
February 7, 2019 — Author: Dr Robert J BunkerView the Executive Summary This monograph focuses on an understudied, but yet a critically important and timely component of land warfare, related to the battlefield use of chemical weapons by contemporary threat forces. It will do so by focusing on two case studies related to chemical weapons use in Syria and Iraq by the... MORE

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Colloquium Brief: Robotics and Military Operations - Kingston Conference on International Security
August 14, 2015 — Dr. Robert J. Bunker Key Insights: A number of definitions for autonomous systems exist. One of the working definitions used at the colloquium was that in which their key feature is viewed as the ability of a given system to perform certain functions independently. Autonomous systems can support military operations by contributing to force... MORE

The Army in the Information Age
March 1, 1995 — Authors: LTC Anthony M Coroalles, Gen Gordon R Sullivan Two earlier monographs in this series by General Gordon R. Sullivan and Colonel James M. Dubik, Land Warfare in the 21st Century and War in the Information Age, provided a general concept of what land warfare might portend in the post-Cold War and post-Information Age environment. This... MORE

Land Warfare in the 21st Century
February 1, 1993 — Authors: COL James M Dubik, Gen Gordon R Sullivan Land warfare in the 21st century will be shaped by the cumulative effects of many revolutionary changes that have yet to merge in a clear or predictable pattern. This paper identifies three elements of change that are likely to have the greatest impact on the Army and the joint conduct of land... MORE