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Military History

May 10, 2022

A More Talkative Place: Why the Human Domain Still Matters in Strategic Competition — Brutality in an Age of Human Rights

Brutality in an Age of Human Rights: Activism and Counterinsurgency at the End of the British Empire . Brian Drohan.

Heather Venable • Strategy Bridge

Military History

July 27, 2021

Oxytocin Beats Testosterone?: Why We Fight

Why We Fight . Mike Martin.

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Military History

October 2, 2020

Why America Loses Wars

Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and U. S.

Heather Venable • RealClearDefense

Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

Turning 'Small' Wars into 'Big' Wars: How Tacticians Endanger Us All

This article is published as part of the Small Wars Journal and Divergent Options Writing Contest which ran from March 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019. More...

Heather Venable • RealClearDefense

Air Warfare

October 2, 2020

From Platforms to Control: #Reviewing Thomas Rid's Rise of the Machines for Its Macro-History of the U.S. Air Force

Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History . Tomas Rid.

Heather Venable • RealClearDefense
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Military Personnel

October 2, 2020

What Happens in White Space Should Not Stay in White Space: Fomenting Creativity in Professional Military Education

Innovation has found her fairy godmother, who has outfitted her in a stunning gown and even a reflective belt so she does not run into trouble on...

Heather Venable • RealClearDefense

Air Warfare

October 2, 2020

Much Ado About Strategic Bombardment? The Army Air Forces in the European Theater of Operations, 1942–1945

BUY ON AMAZON Strategic bombardment looms large in the history of the U. S.

Heather Venable • RealClearDefense

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