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Abstract ‘Accelerated Warfare’ describes both the operating environment and how the land force must respond. The changing character of war requires a shift in traditional attitudes towards land force operations and an approach that is unhindered by dated frameworks, in particular the belief in the absolutes of ‘war’ and ‘peace’. This is most apparent in the information environment in which the land force is least comfortable yet can most effectively target decision-making and the will of the people. …
Listed below is a selection from the review copies that have arrived at the Australian Army Journal . Reviews for many of these books can be found online in the relevant edition of the Australian Army Journal : No Clear Flight Plan: Counterinsurgency and Aerospace Power , James Fergusson and William March (eds), Centre for Defence and Security Studies, ISBN 9780978086848, 238 pp. North Korea on the Brink , Glyn Ford with Soyoung Kwon, Pluto Press, ISBN 9780745325989, 249 pp. (Distributed in Australia by …
Statecraft in the Information Age University of Calgary Press , 2024, 400 pp Print ISSN 1716-2645 Online ISSN 1925-2919 Editors: Eric Ouellet, Madeleine D’Agata and Keith Stewart Reviewed by: Dr Cathy Moloney One could be forgiven for thinking that this is just another book adapting the deterrence theory of old to a new buzzword-laden changing strategic environment. Yet Deterrence in the 21st Century: Statecraft in the Information Age is a significant contribution to the field of defence and security …
Speech to the Australian Army Land Forces 2024, Melbourne Convention Centre, 12 September 2024 ‘People. Ideas. Hardware. In that order.’ That was John Boyd’s direction for how militaries should deliberately transform to remain competitive. And when armies have successfully transformed, they have usually followed that process. In the US Army’s case, the formation of TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command), and the empowering of a team under General Donn A Starry, enabled the emergence of ideas which started …
Vital Stepping Stone in America’s War Against Japan Casemate , 2020, 240 pp Paperback ISBN: 9781636241319 Author: Nathan N Prefer Reviewed by: John Nash There is no shortage of amphibious operations to study from the Second World War, especially from the Pacific theatre. The battle for Tinian in July 1944 is one of the most overlooked, arguably because of how successful an operation it was. This is the argument put forward in the beginning of Nathan N Prefer’s introduction to his study of the battle. …
Rethinking Force Development in an Age of Disruption Routledge , London, 2024, 280 pp Hardcover ISBN: 9781032503561 Editors: Tim Sweijs, Saskia van Genugten and Frans Osinga Reviewed by: Adam Lockyer In a time of rapidly changing geopolitical landscapes and increasing complexity in global security dynamics, Tim Sweijs, Saskia van Genugten and Frans Osinga’s edited volume Defence Planning for Small and Middle Powers emerges as an important contribution to the discourse on national security strategy. The …
The Battle for the Beachhead, New Guinea 1942–43 Big Sky Publishing , Newport NSW, 2023, 440 pp Paperback ISBN: 9781923004702 Author: David W Cameron Reviewed by: Phillip Bradley The battle for Buna was one of the most important battles fought by Australia’s armed forces in the Second World War. With the US Army at a standstill in its first battle in Papua, it was the Australian infantrymen of the 18th Brigade and the tankers of the 2/6th Armoured Regiment who made the critical breakthrough that led to …
Marine Corps Generals in World War II Naval Institute Press , Annapolis, 2021, 232 pp Hardcover ISBN: 9781682477083 Author: Stephen R Taaffe Reviewed by: Chris Roberts Professor Stephen R Taaffe has written several books on groups of senior United States military and naval commanders, covering those in the Army of the Potomac and the US Navy in the American Civil War, the US Army during the Second World War, and General Douglas MacArthur’s Korean War generals. He now presents a study of the US Marine …
Raids, Recoveries, Reconnaissance, and Rebels Cambridge University Press , Cambridge, 2023, 233 pp Hardback ISBN: 9781009292054 Authors: Deane-Peter Baker, Roger Herbert and David Whetham Reviewed by: Ian North The ethical application of state-sponsored violence is a vexed and highly topical point of discussion for the countries (Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States) represented by the three authors of this recently released book. Even a casual observer of military and/or current affairs …
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc , Boulder CO, 2024, 257 pp Hardcover ISBN: 9781685859817 Authors: Ash Rossiter and Peter Layton Reviewed by: Callum Hamilton Warfare in the Robotics Age examines the evolution of military robotics, how defence forces are adapting to increased autonomy in warfare, and the consequences this trend may have for international relations, statecraft, and deterrence. It advances the literature by linking the emergence of military robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) to Fourth …
