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World War II Allied Logistics in the Mediterranean University Press of Kentucky, 2022, ISBN 9780813183770, 282 pp, RRP USD$40 (hardcover) Author: David D Dworak Reviewed by: John Nash As the well-worn aphorism goes, ‘amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics’. Undoubtedly, logistics is at the core of every military operation throughout history, making or breaking battles, campaigns and wars. War of Supply by David Dworak is an excellent examination of Allied logistics in the Mediterranean …
The British and American Armies, 1917–1941 University Press of Kansas , 2022, ISBN 9780700633180, 304 pp, RRP USD$59.99 (hardcover) Author: Tyler R Bamford Reviewed by: Megan Hamilton The alliance between Great Britain and the United States of America in World War II was deemed to be ‘the most complete unification of military effort ever achieved’ by General George Marshall, US Army Chief of Staff during the war. [1] However, as other scholars of alliance warfare in the 20th-century Anglosphere have …
De Gruyter Oldenbourg , 2023, ISBN 9783110657258, 471 pp, RRP EUR€84.95 (hardcover) Edited by: Mark Charles Fissel Reviewed by: Nick Bosio Many commentators view the concepts of military revolutions and revolutions in military affairs (RMA) as synonymous with technological advantage. A cursory view of these concepts assumes that advanced technology drives military development. Under this simple view, the military that harnesses technology more quickly than its opponent will achieve superiority. …
The New Rules of Maritime Order New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press , 2023, ISBN 9780300256475, 416 pp, RRP US$40.00 Author: Isaac B Kardon Reviewed by: Samuel White Isaac B Kardon’s China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order offers an insightful examination of China’s maritime ambitions and their implications for international maritime law. My own background is in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) (13 years across the permanent and reserve forces), and in my civilian employment …
The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independence Penguin Random House, 2025, ISBN 9781405957946, 400 pp, RRP AU$24.95 (softcover) Author: Yaroslav Trofimov Reviewed by: Oleksandra Molloy In his book Our Enemies Will Vanish : The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independence , [1] Yaroslav Trofimov reports firsthand perspectives on Russia’s war against Ukraine. In the ever-evolving field of contemporary warfare, Trofimov’s book stands as a critical document, offering both granular battlefield …
Cambria Press, 2023, ISBN 9781621966739, 280 pp, RRP USD$109.99 (hardcover) Author: Tracey German Reviewed by: Alexey D Muraviev It is not an overstatement to observe that anyone in the profession of arms, and in the broader community of professionals and scholars in defence and strategic studies, would value opportunities to raise their awareness of adversaries and their capabilities. Such efforts often prioritise the careful studies of their military technology and tactics. However, a broader inquiry …
Guarding the Periphery: The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951–75 Written by: Tristan Moss Cambridge University Press, 2017, ISBN 9781108182638, 284pp Reviewed by: Lieutenant Colonel Mark O’Neill Dr Tristan Moss is currently a researcher on the Official Histories of Australian Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor at the Australian War Memorial and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. He is also a previous winner of the C. E. W. Bean Prize for Military …
War, Strategy and History. Essays in honour of Professor Robert O’Neill Edited by: Daniel Marston and Tamara Leahy, ANU Press, 2016, ISBN: 9781760460235, 312 pp, Reviewed by: Lieutenant Colonel Mark O’Neill War, Strategy and History is an apt title for this Festschrift honouring the influential career of soldier, strategist and historian, Professor Robert (‘Bob’) O’Neill. From Intelligence Officer of the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR) in South Vietnam in 1966–67; to involvement with …
Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare Written by: Daniel Marston and Carter Malkasian (eds), Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2008, ISBN: 9781849081641, 304 pp. Reviewed by: Lieutenant Colonel Mark O’Neill Daniel Marston and Carter Malkasian have much more in common than editorship of this topical anthology. They completed their doctoral studies at Oxford under the supervision of Professor Robert O’Neill (known to many readers of this journal, not only as a former Australian Army officer but also as a …
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 …
