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Book Review: Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
September 21, 2023
Book Review by Jeffrey Caton of: 
Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
Author: Bleddyn E. Bowen

Reviewed by Jeffrey Caton, colonel, US Air Force (retired), and president, Kepler Strategies LLC

Based on three key arguments, Original Sin covers the development of spacepower during the Cold War, space technology’s progress, and the weapons, planning and doctrine that surround space warfare. The reviewer notes, “What sets Original Sin apart from similar books is the outstanding context it provides and its willingness to challenge trite slogans attached to spacepower.”

Book Review: Without Flyers, No Tannenberg: Aviation on the Eastern Front of 1914—Evolution of a Critical Role for Modern Warfare
September 21, 2023
Book Review by Greg Pickell:
Without Flyers, No Tannenberg: Aviation on the Eastern Front of 1914—Evolution of a Critical Role for Modern Warfare

Authors: Terrence J. Finnegan, Helmut Jäger, and Carl J. Bobrow

Reviewed by Greg Pickell, US Army lieutenant colonel (retired)

Providing valuable historical context, Without Flyers, No Tannenberg “offers a wealth of previously unavailable information and provided needed context to the German triumph over the Russian 2nd Army in the opening weeks of the First World War.” The book describes how aviation developed in Germany and Russia and offers detailed maps and graphics. The latter part of the book covers events following the defeat of Russian General Samsonov’s 2nd Army, to include the Battle of the Masurian Lakes and the campaign that followed.

Book Review: Strategia: A Primer on Theory and Strategy for Students of War
August 29, 2023
Book Review by Phillip Dolitsky: Strategia: A Primer on Theory and Strategy for Students of War

Book Review: Cyber Intelligence: Actors, Policies, and Practices
August 29, 2023
Book Review by Robert J. Bunker: How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them

Book Review: How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them
August 29, 2023
Book Review by Robert J. Bunker: How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them

Book Review: Team America: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged
August 29, 2023
Book Review by Wylie W. Johnson: Team America: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged

Book Review: The Good Captain: A Personal Memoir of America at War
July 21, 2023
The Good Captain: A Personal Memoir of America at War

Book Review: Corruption in the Americas
July 21, 2023
Book Review: Corruption in the Americas

Book Review: Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin
July 21, 2023
Book Review: Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin
Author: Timothy Snyder

Book Review: The Military and the Market
July 21, 2023
Book Review: The Military and the Market