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Book Review: The Good Captain: A Personal Memoir Of America At War, Joseph J. Collins
Book Review: The Good Captain: A Personal Memoir Of America At War, Joseph J. Collins
Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews
Author: R. D. Hooker Jr.
Reviewed by Joseph J. Collins, PhD, retired US Army colonel
Retired Army colonel Rich Hooker’s The Good Captain is a memoir spanning the Cold War through the Global War on Terror. Hooker’s deployments take up the bulk of the book and include Grenada with the 82nd Airborne Division, Somalia to work with legendary Ambassador Bob Oakley, Zaire to coordinate humanitarian operations in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Kosovo as a parachute infantry battalion commander, the Sinai Peninsula for peacekeeping operations, command of the Dragon Brigade in Iraq and, in his last year of service, Afghanistan with the …
Contested Deployment, Bert B. Tussing, John Eric Powell, Benjamin C. Leitzel
Contested Deployment, Bert B. Tussing, John Eric Powell, Benjamin C. Leitzel
Monographs, Collaborative Studies, & IRPs
As indicated in the 2018 National Defense Strategy and evolving Multi-Domain Operations doctrine, the assumption the homeland will provide a secure space for mobilization and deployment is no longer valid. This integrated research project goes beyond affirming this assumption and contributes to efforts to mitigate the concerns a contested deployment entails.
Following the introductory chapter, Chapter 2, “Army Deployments in a Contested Homeland: A Framework for Protection,” explores how current coordination and cooperation mechanisms between the DoD and state and local government may need realignment, with civil authorities preparing themselves to support military mobilization. Chapter 3, “Strategic Seaports and National …
Samuel Huntington, Professionalism, And Self-Policing In The Us Army Officer Corps, Brian Mcallister Linn
Samuel Huntington, Professionalism, And Self-Policing In The Us Army Officer Corps, Brian Mcallister Linn
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
Drawing on Samuel P. Huntington’s three phases of self-regulation used to determine if an occupation qualifies as a profession, this article focuses on the third phase of policing and removing those who fail to uphold the standards set forth in the first two phases. It reviews how the US Army implemented this phase following the Civil War through the post–Vietnam War years and the implications for the officer corps.
The Evolution Of Hybrid Warfare: Implications For Strategy And The Military Profession, Ilmari Käihkö
The Evolution Of Hybrid Warfare: Implications For Strategy And The Military Profession, Ilmari Käihkö
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
The concept of hybrid war has evolved from operational-level use of military means and methods in war toward strategic-level use of nonmilitary means in a gray zone below the threshold of war. This article considers this evolution and its implications for strategy and the military profession by contrasting past and current use of the hybrid war concept and raising critical questions for policy and military practitioners.
Educating Strategic Lieutenants At West Point, Scott A. Silverstone
Educating Strategic Lieutenants At West Point, Scott A. Silverstone
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
This article argues West Point responded to the changing strategic environment from the end of the Cold War through the post-9/11 period by innovating its curriculum. Over the past several decades, however, the academy’s educational model has remained remarkably stable, rooted in an enduring commitment to a rigorous liberal education as the best preparation for officers confronting the inherent uncertainties of future wars.
Educating Strategic Lieutenants At Sandhurst, An Jacobs
Educating Strategic Lieutenants At Sandhurst, An Jacobs
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
This article examines how well military education at the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst delivers lieutenants capable of coping with the complexities of their operational environment and the strategic implications of their decisions.
Learning Lessons From Afghanistan: Two Imperatives, Hew Strachan
Learning Lessons From Afghanistan: Two Imperatives, Hew Strachan
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
India-Us Relations: From Distant Partners To An Alliance, Vinay Kaura
India-Us Relations: From Distant Partners To An Alliance, Vinay Kaura
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Lessons Unlearned: Army Transformation And Low-Intensity Conflict, Pat Proctor
Lessons Unlearned: Army Transformation And Low-Intensity Conflict, Pat Proctor
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
This article examines the US Army’s experiences and lessons learned during military interventions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. It explores why these lessons did not affect the Army transformation, directed in the late-1990s by James M. Dubik, John W. Hendrix, John N. Abrams, and Eric K. Shinseki.
Navigating The Third Offset Strategy, Damon V. Coletta
Navigating The Third Offset Strategy, Damon V. Coletta
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
This article suggests adding a “craftsman” at lower ranks to steer private-sector projects through the Third Offset Strategy. This strategy was established by experienced leadership at the Pentagon to increase military acquisitions of automation and artificial intelligence technology.
The Crisis Of American Military Primacy And The Search For Strategic Solvency, Hal Brands, Eric Edelman
The Crisis Of American Military Primacy And The Search For Strategic Solvency, Hal Brands, Eric Edelman
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Strategic Insights: The Post-Conflict And The Transformation Of Colombia's Armed Forces, R. Evan Ellis
Strategic Insights: The Post-Conflict And The Transformation Of Colombia's Armed Forces, R. Evan Ellis
Articles & Editorials
No abstract provided.
The United States As The Reluctant Ally, Magnus Petersson
The United States As The Reluctant Ally, Magnus Petersson
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Rethinking America's Grand Strategy: Insights From The Cold War, Hal Brands
Rethinking America's Grand Strategy: Insights From The Cold War, Hal Brands
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Whose Breach, Whose Trust?, Kimberly Field
Whose Breach, Whose Trust?, Kimberly Field
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
The New Cold War, Michael G. Roskin
The New Cold War, Michael G. Roskin
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.