… first foray, aside from opinion pieces, into 20th-century warfare. It is a grand success. This is a particularly … kind of war. Some relatives fought in the air and some on land in several different theaters. A Japanese machine gun … Wars. Hanson’s narrative runs the gamut of air, sea and land operations in the global context, but his focus or …
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… of the Siege: An Assessment of Trends in Modern Land Warfare Read the full report Two major events marked a shift … move beyond maintaining readiness to fight high-end, major land wars and instead reinvest in its future. The 9/11 …
… Siege: A Medieval Tactic With Modern Purposes Siege warfare, something that conjures an image of a medieval … by knights, is the subject of a new Institute of Land Warfare publication that suggests the modern siege—seen in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine—has “reinvigorated land warfare.” Written by Army Maj. Amos C. Fox of Fort …
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… a rudimentary understanding of 19th-century western warfare. Consequently, the subjects of the book do not rank … tailored to the particular circumstances of conventional land warfare, not counterinsurgency,” he writes. Scholars … tailored to the particular circumstances of conventional land warfare, not counterinsurgency,” he writes. Scholars …
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… Lethality Discussed in New ILW Paper A new Institute of Land Warfare research paper focuses on political, strategic and … Line Fighters Wed, 04/04/2018 - 10:23 … A new Institute of Land Warfare research paper focuses on political, strategic …
… Army historian John M. Carland has written an Institute of Land Warfare Paper about Operation Fondulac, an unconventional … Army historian John M. Carland has written an Institute of Land Warfare Paper about Operation Fondulac, an …
… hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army’s Institute of Land Warfare and is expected to be attended by thousands of … hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army’s Institute of Land Warfare and is expected to be attended by thousands of …
… (This is the fourth volume in the West Point History of Warfare series.) Here the conflict does not boil down to a … historical attempts to ban weapons such as the crossbow or land mines, which have had mixed success, Scharre suggests … historical attempts to ban weapons such as the crossbow or land mines, which have had mixed success, Scharre suggests …
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… by the Association of the U.S. Army’s Institute of Land Warfare has almost doubled the number of people available to … by the Association of the U.S. Army’s Institute of Land Warfare has almost doubled the number of people …
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… hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army’s Institute of Land Warfare, acknowledged that the pool of potential recruits … hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army’s Institute of Land Warfare, acknowledged that the pool of potential …
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