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75 years in, NATO Remains As Vital As Ever to American Life
April 4, 2024
As NATO marks 75 years since its founding, there are serious questions among some Americans who doubt the value of the trans-Atlantic alliance. They argue that it’s anachronistic, full of burden-sharing slackers and insufficiently focused on America’s main adversary, China. https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4572959-75-years-in-nato-remains-as-vital-as-ever-to-american-life/
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
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
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
The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers 
October 17, 2023
Book Review: The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/28 Author: Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr. Reviewed by Zachery Tyson Brown, defense analyst, Office of the Secretary of Defense Andrew F. Krepinevich has questions for policymakers when it comes to emerging technologies and warfare. In The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers, Krepinevich asks: How do states gain advantages in military competition during periods of disruptive change? How are developmental technologies best incorporated into legacy military structures? Or are entirely new structures necessary?
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
Confronting the Unconventional: Innovation and Transformation in Military Affairs
October 1, 2006