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In this episode, John Spencer is joined by Major Floren Herrera of the Armed Forces of the...
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Editor’s note: This report is the third in a three-part series that examines the role of the...
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The USMA Class of 1999 Sandhurst Conference took place at West Point’s Eisenhower Hall on 28...
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Blowing up Bridges in Vilnius: The Tactical Lit Review
Zachary Griffiths | 05.01.25
You defend Vilnius by blowing the bridges. A few years ago, during a warfighter exercise, my...
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Christopher M. Faulkner, Raphael Parens and Marcel Plichta | 04.30.25
While most Americans are aware of the debate over a security-for-resources deal with Ukraine, far...
Read MoreNagorno-Karabakh and the Battle of Hadrut: An Urban Warfare Project Case Study
Liam Collins and John Spencer | 04.25.25
When the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War began with an Azerbaijani offensive in late September, 2020,...
Read MoreUrban Warfare Project Case Study #13: Battle of Hadrut
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Liam Collins and John Spencer | 04.25.25 Authors’ note: Many of the details included in this case...
Read MoreMobilization, Movement, and Major War: Lessons from Desert Shield for Today’s Total Army
Stewart W. Bentley | 04.24.25
At 8:50 pm on August 6, 1990, the Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a deployment order. It was the...
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On March 30, 1972, South Vietnamese military outposts came under sudden and intense artillery...
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