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Book Review: Number One Realist: Bernard Fall And Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare, John A. Nagl
Book Review: Number One Realist: Bernard Fall And Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare, John A. Nagl
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Author: Nathaniel L. Moir
Reviewed by John A. Nagl, professor of warfighting studies, US Army War College
Counterinsurgency expert John A. Nagl reviews the “long-overdue” biography of the American political scientist Bernard Fall who, as Nagl writes, was “always a couple years ahead of informed US public opinion” about the Vietnam War. Author Nathaniel L. Moir’s experience as an Afghanistan War veteran informs this examination of one of the most “contentious” topics in American history, and the intersection here of Dr. Nagl’s, Moir’s, and Fall’s expertise provides powerful insights about the persistent question of how best to approach counterinsurgency.
Book Review: Military Virtues, George J. Fust
Book Review: Military Virtues, George J. Fust
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Editors: Michael Skerker, David Whetham, and Don Carrick
Reviewed by Major George J. Fust, active-duty US Army officer
Filling the gap between theoretical and practical application, this collection of essays by leading scholars and practitioners revitalizes the application of virtue to the modern military environment and answers the question, “Why did the service component choose this value?” Case studies and vignettes in each chapter reinforce main arguments and drive further reflection. After reading this book, readers will not have to accept military-prescribed virtues at face value; they will have obtained an understanding and a moral map for dealing with ethical …