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The First American Special Operations Force: Rogers Rangers

Robert Rogers was a colonial farmer from New Hampshire who was recruited by the British in 1755 to serve in the French and Indian War. Over the course of the following years he formed a unit of colonials called Rogers’ Rangers…

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The Military LeaderSep 7, 20154 min read

Leadership in Action: Colonel Charles A. Beckwith [Guest Post]

In 1977, after many years of advocating for the U.S. Army to develop a capability similar to the British 22nd Special Air Service (SAS) and in response to multiple terrorist incidents worldwide, Colonel Charles A. Beckwith…

TomDispatchOct 26, 201511 min read

Tomgram: Nick Turse, Success, Failure, and the “Finest Warriors Who Ever Went Into Combat”

U.S. Army RDECOMFeb 232 min read

Army researcher to serve as special operations science advisor

Brian von KrausFeb 261 min read

US Special Operations in Nigeria

Only Half of the Solution

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SiddMar 133 min read

Operation Paperclip

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 — June 16, 1977) was a German, later an American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States.He was one of the leading figures in the…

Adam Elkus in Rethinking SecuritySep 24, 20151 min read

Relentless Strike: Early Review

I got this book as a book on tape to listen to for the long commutes to GMU and back. I later heard of the controversy surrounding it only after beginning to listen to it. It has been very interesting, mostly for its no-frills presentation of the bureaucratic problems of…