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With Fear of Change By Williamson Murray Cambridge University Press , Cambridge, 2011, 342pp Online ISBN: 9781139005241 Reviewed by BRIG Chris Roberts AM, CSC (Retd.) The only constant in war is change. Williamson Murray addresses this factor through the lens of five case studies ranging from the Great War (1914-18) to the Yom Kippur War (1973). Murray has written extensively on the subject of military effectiveness, defining military change during periods of peace as innovation, and during war as …
A big thank you to all the teams and exhibitors involved in the successful conduct of Army’s Quantum Technology Challenge 2022 held in Adelaide earlier this month. Stand by for an in-depth announcement and review of the challenge on the Army Land Power forum soon. This article provides a preview of the recent Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC) 22 Demonstration Day in Adelaide on 10 August 2022. Background The Army’s Quantum Technology Roadmap highlights quantum technology solutions and potential …
The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940 By John Kiszely Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2017, pp. 375 9781107194595 - Hardback 9781316646427 - Paperback Reviewed by Dr Al Palazzo Periodically, one is fortunate to read a book that ticks all the boxes. It is interesting, impeccably written, and professionally relevant — a page turner that you just can’t put down. The kind of book that when you reach the end you think, ‘why did I not read this sooner’ or ask ‘what else has this author written’? John …
The Transformation of the French Army and the Invention of Modern Warfare By Michel Goya (translated by Andrew Uffindell) Pen & Sword , Barnsley, 2018. 323pp 9781473886964 - Hardback Reviewed by BRIG Chris Roberts AM, CSC (Retd.) A product of his doctoral thesis, Michel Goya, a former Colonel of the French marine infantry, has produced a superb study of the transformation, in all its features, of the French Army during the Great War. The breadth and depth of his work is impressive. Unlike much of the …
In a previous LPF Post , I introduced Dr Albert Palazzo’s controversial argument that the best outcome of a future conflict for Australia, is not to lose - and that not losing must be the basis of Australia’s new military philosophy. This philosophy is deterrence through denial or seeking to deny the enemy its objective. To support this analysis, I focussed on Land Warfare Doctrine 3-0-3 Formation Tactics 2016 as applied to the historical scenario of the Falkland Islands conflict in 1982. For the purpose …
I have followed Albert Palazzo’s work with interest over the years. In his most recent Occasional Paper, Planning to Not Lose: The Australian Army's New Philosophy of War , Palazzo lays out the controversial argument that the best outcome of a future conflict for Australia, is not to lose and not losing must be the basis of Australia’s new military philosophy. In this regard, the following observation particularly caught my attention: Despite the discomfort this proposal may occasion among some of the …
Shaping the Canadian Corps 1914-1918 By Kenneth Radley Helion , Warwick, 2018, 424pp 9781912174737 - Paperback Reviewed by BRIG Chris Roberts AM, CSC (Retd.) Following on from his excellent study of the 1st Canadian Division during the Great War ( We Lead, Others Follow ) Kenneth Radley’s Get Tough, Stay Tough: Shaping the Canadian Corps 1914-1918 considers the Canadian performance on the Western Front through a slightly different lens. In his first book, Radley analysed why the 1st Canadian Division …
By KW Mitchinson Helion , Solihull, 2017, 290pp, c 20 b/w photos, 8pp colour maps 9781911512547 - Hardback Reviewed by BRIG Chris Roberts AM, CSC (Retd.) In this comprehensive and very informative account, Mitchinson delivers a pragmatic and balanced study of a solid, yet unremarkable 48th (South Midland) Division that had its origins in the creation of the Territorial Force (TF) in 1908. Mitchinson has written extensively on the TF, and this book meets his previous high standards of research, based …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 6/21 . Defence Innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution in Russia Journal of Strategic Studies – Dec 2020 Katarzyna Zysk’s article grapples with two key questions. Firstly, what strategies has Russia adopted in order to pursue breakthrough technologies and stimulate defence innovation? Secondly, what ramifications will Russia’s technological advancements have for strategic competition? Russia has systematically focussed on new potentially …
Introduction Tomorrow’s protracted battles will occur in complex terrain where casualties are maximised and engagements drawn out for as long as possible. This Land Power Forum Post describes the concept of protracted battle in the context of supporting military theory and its effects on land power. It will demonstrate why battles are becoming longer and larger fights occur in complex terrain. These protracted battles are the domain of semi-national forces who behave with a mix of characteristics, …
