Translating War: An Annotated Bibliography of Translated Works by Stuart Britton
A Sample of Stuart's Translations Military professionals in the English-speaking world should know the name Stuart Britton. Stuart, the...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Jan 9
- 12 min
Expeditionary Advanced Bases…Again By Captain James Michael, USMC
The Siege of Famagusta, Cyrpus, 1570-1571 https://bit.ly/3XfBo7z In 2020, the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (USMC)...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Dec 21, 2022
- 6 min
Commanders Own PME: A Follow Up to “Time for Another Stand-Down” by Captain Devon Sanderfield, USMC
Tactical small unmanned aerial systems and precision-guided munitions have forced military units to distribute to survive on the modern...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Nov 23, 2022
- 6 min
900 Orders by LtCol Brendan McBreen, USMC (Ret.)
Editor's Note: This essay was originally published on LtCol McBreen's website, http://www.2ndbn5thmar.com/. A lieutenant asked me last...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Nov 11, 2022
- 17 min
What Good Losers Do: One Year Later By Easton
Marines of Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, fighting in Sangin, Afghanistan, 2010 (https://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141724272/an-afghan-hell...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Nov 9, 2022
- 5 min
You Had ONE Job: The U.S. Military’s Epic Fail in Afghanistan by LtCol Brendan McBreen, USMC (Ret.)
Editor's Note: This essay was originally written in October 2021. Then-Lieutenant Colonel McBreen with Afghan Generals Munir Mangal–201st...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Nov 7, 2022
- 6 min
EABO Wargame AAR by LtCol Brendan McBreen, USMC (Ret.)
Editor's Note: The following is an after-action report on an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations wargame conducted at Marine Corps...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Nov 4, 2022
- 6 min
Preparing to be a Company-Grade Officer in the Year 2030 By MIDN 2/C Alexandra Hudepohl
" Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen candidates receive warrior toughness training at Recruit Training Command...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
It’s about Flexibility: Marine Corps Infantry in Force Design 2030 By 1stLt Levi Leet, USMC
While the concerns and excitement surrounding Force Design 2030 (FD 2030) often focus on organizational concepts like Expeditionary...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Apr 12, 2022
- 4 min
The Dulling of the Marine Corps Mind By Easton
We are witnessing an historic moment in U.S. military history: the dulling of the Marine Corps mind. Take the current debate on Force...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
A Call for Constructive Debate: Force Design 2030
A Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System Launcher in Hawaii (https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2021/12/14/us-marine-commandan...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Mar 29, 2022
- 5 min
Dead or Alive?: Tank Employment in Modern Warfare by Captain Christopher Telle, USA
A few weeks ago, media commentators on modern warfare and combat arms widely shared this video, which allegedly shows a Russian tank...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Mar 11, 2022
- 10 min
The Massengale-Damon Letters (#3)
Editor-in-Chief's Note: The letter below and those that follow it were forwarded to the Warfighting Society. Written in response to Major...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Feb 18, 2022
- 13 min
Just Call It “Warfare”: Why Manoeuvre Warfare Retards Progress in the Profession of Arms - Wilf Owen
If you're a manoeuvrist or believe in manoeuvre warfare, then you risk being both a hostage to bad history and to closing yourself off...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Feb 11, 2022
- 15 min
Book Review: Prodigal Soldiers by David Kerby
James Kitfield. Prodigal Soldiers: How the Generation of Officers Born of Vietnam Revolutionized the American Style of War. New York...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
Vulgate Maneuverism: Bastardizing the OODA Loop By Major Matthew Tweedy, USMC
I first heard of the OODA Loop as a young corporal at FOB Hit, Iraq, in 2005. I remember sitting on a pallet of soda cans amidst steel...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Jan 21, 2022
- 15 min
SNCO Day in Golf Company: A Short Story of Warfighting in Garrison by LtCol Tim Jackson, USMC (Ret)
Scene: The garrison command post of a U.S. Marine Corps infantry battalion on a weekday morning, just after PT. LtCol Patrick “Paddy”...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Jan 15, 2022
- 5 min
Maneuver Warfare: Epistemic Rocket Fuel By Major Matthew Tweedy, USMC
In a previous essay, I suggested that maneuver warfare, the official warfighting doctrine of the U.S. Marine Corps, is fading from that...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Jan 14, 2022
- 5 min
WFS Wargame Review Series: Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #1 by 1stLt William Allred, USMC
Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #1 (https://mmpgamers.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_8&products_id=10) Bottom Line Up...
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thewarfightingsociety
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
On Our Dollar-oriented DOD: A Letter from Col Michael D. Wyly, USMC (Ret)
I fully agree with the concerns of the authors of the three recent articles on our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our Defense Department...
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