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The Strategic Shift and the Role of Airpower: A Discussion with Ben Lambeth - Dr Robbin Laird
Dr Robbin Laird The Strategic Shift and the Role of Airpower: A Discussion with Ben Lambeth Second Line of Defense, 10 April 2021 I have...
Apr 10, 20215 min read
Joint by Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy - book by Dr Robbin Laird
Second Line of Defense have published our latest book which is entitled, Joint By Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy....
Dec 21, 20203 min read
#BookReview – Essence of Decision – Reviewed by David Hood
Graham Tillett Allison Jr. is an American political scientist and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He is...
Jun 7, 20208 min read
#BookReview – Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace – David Hood
Edward Luttwak is a political scientist known for his works on grand strategy, military history, and international relations. Moving to...
Apr 19, 20207 min read
#BookReview – Lectures of the Air Corps Tactical School and American Strategic Bombing in WW2
Phil Haun has compiled the lectures of the Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS) as a means of capturing some of the primary sources that led to
Apr 6, 202010 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Childhood’s End –James Groves
James Groves joins us to review Arthur C. Clarke’s 1952 book, Childhood’s End. He suggests the book’s dystopian vision of omniscient
Feb 27, 20193 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Good News from the Vatican – Shane Dunn
Shane Dunn joins our #SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War series to discuss Good News from the Vatican by Robert Silverberg. The book presents
Feb 6, 20193 min read
#Scifi, #AI and the Future of War: The Long Earth – Travis Hallen
Our next contributor to our #scifi #AI series is a long-time advocate of The Central Blue, Wing Commander Travis Hallen with his review of
Jan 30, 20193 min read
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: Colossus: The Forbin Project – Michael Spencer
The next contribution in our #Scifi, #AI and the future of war series comes from Michael Spencer, who reviewed the 1970 movie; Colossus: The
Jan 23, 20194 min read
#Scifi, #AI and the Future of War: Accelerando – Andrew Cruickshank
We welcome Andrew Cruickshank to our #Scifi #AI series with his review of Charles Stross’ 2006 book, Accelerando that explores the notion of
Jan 16, 20192 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Fahrenheit 451 – Mark O’Neill
We welcome Mark O’Neill to launch our #scifi #AI series with his review of Ray Bradbury’s 1951 classic, Fahrenheit 451.
Jan 9, 20193 min read
Routledge Handbook of Air Power: A Review – Peter Layton
Olsen, John Andreas (ed.) 2018, Routledge Handbook of Air Power, 1st edition, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London; New York.
Jul 15, 20185 min read
Army of None: A Review – Sean Welsh
Scharre, Paul 2018, Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War, 1st edition, W. W. Norton & Company, New York
May 23, 20185 min read
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