Analyzing a Country’s Strategic Posture: Suggestions for Practitioners

★★★ 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 →

1 aprile 2025 0

A strategic posture for a new era

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.

1 aprile 2025 0

The Israeli Experience: The Apogee of Blitzkrieg

★★★ 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 →

31 marzo 2025 0

Strategy, Tactics, Logistics and Invention [ed.1917]

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 →

31 marzo 2025 0

La guerra russo-giapponese (1904-1905)

★★ 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 →

27 marzo 2025 0

Replacing Battleships with Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific in World War II (II)

★★★★ 29 minutes Lundstrom quotes Captain Duckworth as saying that the essential tactical lessons for using multiple carriers had been demonstrated in 1942 and that “all we did was apply them in the summer & fall of 1943.” [55] But two other oftenunmentioned developments were essential if multicarrier U.S. task forces were to raid far... Continua a leggere →

23 marzo 2025 0

Replacing Battleships with Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific in World War II (I)

★★★★ This is a case study of operational and tactical innovation in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Its purpose is to erase a myth—the myth that Navy tactical and operational doctrine existing at the time of Pearl Harbor facilitated a straightforward substitution of carriers for the battleship force that had been severely damaged... Continua a leggere →

23 marzo 2025 0

Existe-t-il une culture stratégique européenne ?

29 minutes La notion de « culture stratégique » s'impose aujourd'hui dans la théorie des relations internationales, où elle combat le courant constructiviste. Cette perspective m'était encore étrangère lorsque, au début des années 1990, j'ai utilisé l'expression pour caractériser l'expérience stratégique des Etats-Unis et de la France[1]. Essentiellement historien de formation, je m'appuyais fortement sur... Continua a leggere →

21 marzo 2025 0

Selection of San Carlos – The Falklands War, 1982

★★★★ All'inizio della guerra delle Falkland, il Regno Unito era in un graduale processo di smobilitazione di risorse militari come sistemi radar di allerta avanzati a bordo di navi o aerei e navi da guerra anfibie, mezzi da sbarco e materiale necessario per operazioni anfibie in massa. Anche dopo le grandi operazioni anfibie che hanno avuto... Continua a leggere →

14 marzo 2025 0

Shooting from tanks from closed firing positions, pros and cons

★★ It is know that everything new is well forgotten old. This expression reflects the essence of the historical research method widely used in science. The study of any object and phenomenon from the point of view of the dialectic of its development from the moment of its appearance to the current state, the analysis... Continua a leggere →

14 marzo 2025 0

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