This article provides a book review of 'The Ethics of Special Operations' in which the authors explore ethics across four primary missions: raids, recoveries, reconnaissance, and rebels.

This essay explores, for comparison with the Australian Army, how the German Army’s armoured maintenance system evolved – and ultimately collapsed – under the weight of technological ambition and strategic misalignment during the Second World War.

'This article aims to promote discussion among military professionals about how best the Army might posture itself to flexibly respond to disasters, while concurrently managing the need to train and enhance its capabilities in preparation for war.'