This documentary on Robert S. McNamara has been praised for its candor and introspection. Looking back on his time as Secretary of Defense in the lead up to and during the Vietnam and Cold Wars, McNamara confronts his decisions openly and honestly.

This is a work of panoramic scope that examines the interplay of technological and social change, warfare and shifts in epochal constitutional orders.

Aimed at mid-ranking officers, this book provides a discussion of the ethical and legal problems faced at the operational planning level.

In war, command is about forging and implementing effective strategies and ensuring appropriate, timely, well-communicated orders are obeyed to achieve objectives.

William Tecumseh Sherman is sometimes regarded as ‘the quintessential American soldier’. Liddell Hart was drawn by the parallels in trench warfare between Virginia 1864–65 and his own experiences on the Western Front.

This is a big, thick book that grapples with the history of strategic thought and its implications for current and recent practice. It is not an easy read but repays the effort.

Just as happened after the Vietnam War, when the US military turned to Clausewitz to make sense of its defeat, the US military has renewed its interest in the study of strategy—the relationship and interaction of ways, means and ends—informed by recent experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Spanning 700 years, this collection of essays considers a series of military revolutions that have altered the basic context of waging war.

In this Land Warfare Studies Centre Study Paper, Chris Smith explores ways to improve the design of campaigns and operations in the 21st Century.

A series of short, focused articles that examine innovation not only in equipment and technological applications, as one might expect in the US military, but also in doctrine and training.