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The Australian Army Research Centre (AARC), in partnership with Project RUTHLESS, announces that entries to the Spring 2025 Short Thoughts Competition have now closed. The AARC thanks all respondents for their submissions. They will now be assessed and the winner, runner-up and highly commended proposals will be advised in due course. The Australian Army is a professional, values-based organisation committed to excellence in warfighting and service to the nation. However, like many modern institutions, …
Dr Charles Miller is a senior lecturer in politics and international relations at the Australian National University. He received his PhD in political science from Duke University in 2013. He has published on a number of security topics, including combat motivation in World Politics and a dataset of historical conflict events (the Historical Conflict Event Dataset) in the Journal of Conflict Resolution . … Charles …
During 34 years of military service and nine operational tours, Major General (Retd) Dr Andrew Sharpe CBE, PhD commanded on operations in all ranks from second lieutenant to brigadier. In addition to his service in the British Field Army, he has held posts that have required the leading of operational and strategic planning, both nationally and in international coalitions. He was the Deputy Commandant of the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College and the Director of the UK Higher Command and Staff …
The British Army on the Western Front, 1916 Helion and Company , 2018, ISBN : 978804518045, 534pp RRP:35 GBP Editor: Spencer Jones Reviewed by: Chris Roberts Following on from two splendid studies of the British Army on the Western Front in 1914 and 1915, Spencer Jones brings us another excellent volume of essays, this time concerning1916. In it we have 20 contributions from mainly academic historians. Given the Battle of the Somme was the only major operation conducted by the British …
30 Years – An Infantry Soldier’s Story: Somalia, East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq Newport, NSW: Big Sky Publishing . 2025. 312 pp. RRP AUD 34.99 Paperback ISBN: 9781923300187 Written By : Adrian Hodges Reviewed By : Aaron P. Jackson According to its title, this book offers an autobiographical account of the author’s 30-year career as an infantry soldier in the Australian Army, including four deployments. Frankly, this title sells it short. The book is much more than just the story of a 30-year career and …
Colonel Tony Duus is a Senior Researcher at the Australian Army Research Centre. He supports tactics and planning training at LWC, assisting on the Combat Officers Advanced Course and the Foundation Majors Course as a senior planner. … Anthony Duus …
Executive Summary The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, originating with the Russian invasion in 2014 and escalating significantly following the full-scale invasion in February 2022, has exerted a profound influence on global security dynamics as well as on the future direction of war. While the likelihood of achieving a peaceful resolution by 2025 remains remote, the war has offered invaluable insights into contemporary warfare, specifically in the areas of advanced technological applications, strategies for …
Air University Press , 2022, 91 pp Paperback ISBN: 978158566319 PDF ISBN: 9781585663200 Edited By: Megan J Hennessey, PhD Reviewed By : Jodie Lording Developing Military Learners’ Communication Skills Using the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning , edited by Megan J Hennessey, is a timely and insightful collection focused on communication instruction of officers within the United States’ (US) system of professional military education (PME). The volume persuasively argues for a more deliberate, …
Major General Michael Krause is a cavalry officer and has commanded 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 1st Brigade when it was the Army’s mechanised brigade. He has also served as an operational staff planner, both as the J5 at Headquarters Joint Operations Command and as the Chief of Staff Plans on Headquarters IJC in Afghanistan. He has served on operations in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Solomon Islands. He was the operations instructor at Australian Command and Staff College, and served as Military Advisor to the …
Brigadier Jodie Lording CSM is an Australian Army reservist with over 30 years' experience. She has commanded at home and on operations, including deployments to Timor, the Middle East, and Domestic Operations. She also served as the chief logistic planner within a 3-Star Coalition Headquarters. Her civilian career centres on learning and development, human resource management and IT business management, coupled with serving on a number of volunteer boards. Jodie holds numerous academic qualifications in …