★★ L'origine delle perdite Il mondo militare ha un linguaggio che lo caratterizza. A seconda dell'epoca, della cultura e delle sottigliezze linguistiche, termini e persino concetti precisi finiscono per emergere e radicarsi nella letteratura specifica di questo universo. A volte alcuni di questi concetti e termini, che preferisco semplicemente chiamare "espressioni", vengono utilizzati indiscriminatamente, perdendo... Continua a leggere →
★★ TORPEDO BOMBERS TACTICS If we were forced to fight a World War II carrier battle again, what key concepts, tactics, techniques, procedures, and technologies would give us a marked advantage over the adversary? As already stated in the introduction, seeking an answer to such questions goes beyond historical curiosity. Because all forms of warfare... Continua a leggere →
★★★★ TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE CONDUCT OF LAND WARFARE Technological innovations, many of which were dramatically demonstrated in the Gulf War, are giving rise to what is being called a "military-technical revolution." This "revolution" will have a dramatic effect on the Army and land warfare through five dominant trends: lethality and dispersion; volume and precision... Continua a leggere →
★★★★ This paper was originally presented at the U.S. Army War College Fourth Annual Strategy Conference held February 24-25, 1993, with the assistance of the Office of Net Assessment. The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to publish the paper as part of its Conference Series. Preface Land warfare in the 21st century will be shaped... Continua a leggere →
★★★ 17 minutes Introduction The word “catastrophe” has an interesting history. When it was first introduced into the English language, it carried the meaning of sudden dramatic change; something like a plot twist. Over the centuries, it developed a darker significance as “a sudden disaster, widespread and very fatal.”[1] For six months in 1953-54, the... Continua a leggere →
★★★ 33 minutes Diplomats and defense attachés when posted to a country are expected to give a fresh assessment of that country’s strategic posture. The term strategic posture is used here to encompass not only the country’s military—personnel, equipment, bases, and other infrastructure—but also its political-strategic alignment (friendly? neutral? potential rival/adversary?), its overall attitude to war, and... Continua a leggere →
Experts, including Congressional Strategic Posture Commission Commissioners, examine the future of US nuclear strategy to develop nonpartisan policies addressing key security challenges facing the nation.
★★★ 33 minutes "Commanders seize the initiative by acting . Without action, seizing the initiative is impossible. Faced with an uncertain situation, there is a natural tendency to hesitate and gather more information to reduce uncertainty. Waiting and gathering information might reduce uncertainty, but does not eliminate it. Waiting may even increase uncertainty while providing... Continua a leggere →
9 minutes Perhaps no four words are more vaguely understood than the four words that head this page. Strategy comes from two Greek words: stratos, an army, and agein, to lead. These two words were combined in the Greek language to form the word strategos, which we translate by the word "general." Among the many... Continua a leggere →
★★ La guerra del 1904-1905 tra Russia e Giappone fu uno dei conflitti più importanti degli inizi del XX secolo. Ciò ebbe notevoli conseguenze politiche (ad esempio la rivoluzione in Russia dopo la sconfitta), ma cosa ancora più importante, la natura degli scontri prefigurava, in un dettaglio, quella degli scontri della guerra del 1914-1918, un... Continua a leggere →
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