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Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era Editor : Benjamin Armstrong Naval Institute Press , Annapolis, 2013. 179 pp Reviewed By : Jennifer Parker Benjamin F. Armstrong’s 21 st Century Mahan revisits the works of Rear-Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, an influential American maritime strategist whose ideas shaped maritime thinking in the late 19th and early 20th centuries – and arguably the 21st. Mahan is best known for the often quoted, yet impenetrably written ‘The Influence of Sea Power Upon …
Jennifer Parker is an expert associate at the National Security College, Australian National University, an adjunct fellow at the University of New South Wales and Nancy Bentley Associate Fellow in Indo-Pacific Maritime Affairs at the Council on Geostrategy. Jennifer has over 20 years' experience in the Australian Department of Defence working in a broad range of operational and capability areas. … Jennifer …
The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor by Paul Dickson Grove Atlantic, 2020, 416 pp Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8021-5869-7 Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8021-4767-7 E-Book ISBN: 978-0-8021-4768-4 Reviewed by: McLeod Wood Paul Dickson has been a freelance writer since 1968 and has written historical works on American interwar slang ( War Slang: American Fighting Words and Phrases Since the Civil War ) and the Cold War ( Sputnik: The Shock of the Century ), to list a few. His …
Lieutenant Chris Thorburn is a Platoon Commander at 1st Recruit Training Battalion. He was formerly the Direct Fire and Support Weapons Platoon Commander at the Fifth Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the Australian National University. … Chris …
An International Comparative Analysis … Benchmarking Bottom Up Defence Innovation in the Australian Defence Force …
Stefan Meisiek is Deputy Head of Discipline and Associate Professor in the Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship discipline at the University of Sydney Business School. He researches innovation, change and learning in organisations and has a particular interest in how managerial choices enable or constrain learning and innovation efforts. This includes motivating organisational members for inquiry into pernicious problems, challenging assumptions, and giving licence for dreaming, imagining, and …
Unsung Hero of the Pacific War by Kevin C Holzimmer University Press of Kansas , 2007 (paperback reprint 2022), 330 pages Paperback ISBN: 978070064040 Reviewed By: Dayton McCarthy, CSC Hailing from the University Press of Kansas – a long-standing publisher of high-quality military history – Kevin C Holzimmer’s book on General Walter Krueger book joins a growing body of work that (re)examines the role of the United States Army in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) during the Second World War. These …
Major General David Thomae assumed command of the 2nd Division on 17 July 2021 and Joint Task Force 629 on 10 December 2021. He joined the Australian Army in 1985, graduating from the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1988 to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. His regimental service has been with the 2nd/4th Battalion and 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 16th Battalion, The Royal Western Australian Regiment, 25th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment culminating with command of the 9th …
2(AS) Division PME Program SPEAKER : Major General David Thomae, AM Reflections on Command Reflections on Command Major General David Thomae assumed command of the 2nd (Australian) Division on 17 July 2021 and as commander of the standing Joint Task Force (JTF) 629 on 10 December of the same year. In that role, he has had responsibilities that have shifted the purpose, meaning and narrative of 2(AS)DIV from fulfilling a predominantly domestic support role to becoming a platform for domestic security and …
2(AS) Division PME Program Small Uncrewed Air Systems, The Threats They Pose and How To Counter Them SPEAKER : Dr Carl Rhodes In the 2024 National Defence Strategy (NDS) and Integrated Investment Program (IIP), un-crewed or robotic and autonomous systems are mentioned a total of 57 times. [1] Clearly this is an area of significant interest and concern for the Australian Government. But why are these systems without humans useful and what need do they fill? Additionally, if our adversaries are using …
