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History, Politics and International Relations London, Routledge, 2023, pp 234 ISBN: 9781032117171 Editors : Bridget Brooklyn, Benjamin T. Jones, and Rebecca Strating Reviewed By : Pearl Nunn Comprehensive yet accessible, challenging and probing; Australia on the World Stage is the ideal introduction to Australian foreign relations from before colonisation to the twenty-first century. The three co-editors include: Bridget Brooklyn, lecturer in Australian history at Western Sydney University and …
Conceptual Reframing of the Operational Level of War The traditional conceptual model that divides war into strategic, operational, and tactical levels remains influential within Western military doctrine. While strategic decisions shape political aims, the tactical level encompasses direct battlefield engagements. Between these extremes lies the operational level of command, tasked with linking strategic intent to tactical actions. [1] Recently, this operational level has come under scrutiny, particularly …
Introduction Quantum technology [1] has the potential to disrupt the modern battlespace and fundamentally change the way Army trains and fights. Comprehending the impact of these technologies to the integrated force requires an understanding of their scale and potential influence, application, suppliers and how these three factors interact. Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), a summary of which is shown in Annex B, provide a standardised scale of technological maturity from concept through to employment. …
Megacities and the Changing Character of Urban Operations Marine Corps University Press , Quantico VA, 2019, 400 pp ISBN 978016095344 Editors : Benjamin M. Jenson, Henrik Breitenbauch, and Brandon Valeriano, Reviewed By : Shaun Cameron The Gray Scholars Program [1] was developed by the Marine Corps University as a student-led initiative to explore the future of war and encourage debate within the professional military education community. The second cohort of students participating in the program …
Oxford University Press , 2023, 467pp Paperback ISBN: 9780192884084 Editor : Richard Overy Reviewed By : Martin Crotty The publishing market is already saturated with books covering World War II. Library shelves, both public and private, groan under the weight of bulky and learned works from the likes of Basil Liddell Hart, Peter Calvocoressi and Guy Wint, as well as Victor Davis Hansen, and in a more popular vein, authors such as Max Hastings and Anthony Beevor. Throw in the thousands of more …
Designing Military Decision-Making Anew Columbia Air University Press , 2023, 364 pp Paperback ISBN: 9781585663286 Author : Ben Zweibelson Reviewed by: Alice Paton Our military strives to be the best, not just for the satisfaction of a job done well, but to protect our national interests, our society and our mates. We work hard to gain and keep a competitive edge, but what if these efforts are ineffective? In this book Ben Zweibelson, a retired US Army infantry officer with experience in Afghanistan …
The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings Cambridge Oxford University Press , New York USA, 2014 (First Edition), 422 pp Hardcover ISBN: 9780199986118 Written By : Craig L Symonds Reviewed By : Felicity Petrie Ten years since it was first published, Neptune - The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings remains fresh and relevant. It reviews the D-Day landings and the events leading up to the Allied invasion of Europe in the final stages of the Second World War that is both …
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Penguin 2024, 480 pp $45.00 Hardback ISBN: 9781761342882 Author: Mike Carlton Reviewed By: John Nash Mike Carlton has now written five books on Australian naval history, focused on the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in both the World Wars. His latest work is Dive! Australian Submariners at War , which starts by looking at the history of Australian submarines and submariners in the World Wars, and then branches out into more modern history. It is a topical work given submarines are a regular news item with …
