Author: Frank Hoffman

Imagining the Future of Landpower

Frank Hoffman | 12.08.23 | Book Reviews

Jack Watling, The Arms of the Future: Technology and Close Combat in the Twenty-First Century...

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Tanking Up: Understanding the Materiel—and Moral—Implications of the New Armor Heading to Ukraine

Frank Hoffman | 02.03.23 | Commentary & Analysis

There is much to celebrate in the collective decision by Ukraine’s Western supporters to again...

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What Comes Next in Ukraine: Three Scenarios

Frank Hoffman | 04.14.22 | Commentary & Analysis

With their defeat in the Battle of Kyiv, Russian forces have started to concentrate in the east...

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Reflections on Anbar

Frank Hoffman | 09.05.17 | Book Reviews

Carter Malkasian, Illusions of Victory: The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State...

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Decisive Force in History: The Seductive Siren of Battle

Frank Hoffman | 03.03.17 | Book Reviews

Cathal J. Nolan, The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost (Oxford...

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