Recent lessons from Ukraine have shown the powerful impact that social media can have in modern warfare. With the widespread adoption of social networking sites, all warfighters must be aware of and appreciate the utility and pitfalls of this new medium of open source intelligence gathering and information exchange in modern conflicts.

In this book review, Chris Field demonstrates how the ten key skills that elite athletes employ as part of their success can be adopted by all of us in the profession of arms, regardless of our rank or role.