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... my thanks for the terrific debate on my recent 'generalship' piece . I thought I would share some common ... Thank you, indeed. The 3rd Armored Cavalry has a great deal to be proud of. Most everyone I've talked to has found much in ... for your incredible service to your country. 'Twas a great article and it generated a lot of discussion amongst many of my fellow ...

Blog entry - May 8 2007 - 4:35pm - 16 comments - 0 attachments

... problem. What I have observed, admittedly limited, are a great number of personnel that are not mission-focused, do not communicate to ... it into what has become a dead metaphor. Now such "generalship" is mostly invested (from what is taught at our war colleges) in ...

Journal Article - Dec 14 2010 - 7:37pm - 83 comments

... LTC Paul Yingling should consider writing "A Failure of Generalship, Version 2" in this regard. gian Re: Taliban and Hells ... There are nuances that I may have missed however Im a great believer in the psychology of incentives that drive people to make ...

Blog entry - Jul 18 2010 - 6:08am - 66 comments - 0 attachments

... of operational framework or in the overall quality of generalship then the problem is not with tactics but with strategy; but that is ... an outsider looking in we can see large numbers that look great on a spreadsheet. 130,000 ANA Soldiers are trained, equipped and ready to ...

Blog entry - Jan 12 2011 - 7:44am - 71 comments - 0 attachments

... the history of the Vietnam War , and specifically on the generalship of General Creighton Abrams. What prompted Carl's post was a ... Kissinger, Alexander Haig, Bob Haldeman, John Ehrlichman. Great sources. Only two of 'em are convicted felons. Kissinger should have been ...

Blog entry - Jul 1 2011 - 5:06pm - 59 comments - 0 attachments

... most important article of two years ago, "A Failure of Generalship" would find fault with one of our most ablest generals and to be ... at least you might consider embracing the argument of this great marine General for stirring an important debate ON STRATEGY that is ...

Blog entry - Sep 11 2009 - 3:43am - 63 comments - 0 attachments

... from any political participation [15] . This is a great weakness in early civ-mil literature and even studies of militaries in ... being, be a good human being - because that makes you a great Soldier. – Lieutenant General Mark Hertling, as a Major in ... 1998. [7] Yingling, Paul. "A Failure in Generalship." Armed Forces Journal. May 1, 2007. ...

Journal Article - Dec 16 2011 - 4:42am - 15 comments

... operation? Kissinger himself characterized Abrams's generalship as simply average especially after his performance during the ... Re: A Third COIN Course of Action Ken White made a great observation about my earlier comment: "I'm really at a loss to ...

Journal Article - Jul 21 2010 - 3:49pm - 43 comments

... Colonel Gentile's current study of counterinsurgency and generalship. What I would note here is that while a particular grand ... the Army and the other services can and should have a great deal to say about what the choices in fact are. David ...

Blog entry - Nov 22 2011 - 9:16am - 15 comments - 0 attachments

... military organizational culture entitled " A Failure in Generalship ". The other is noted "COINtra", Col. Gian Gentile, a history ... the fundamentals of design. Plus, I think this is a great way to get a little more attention on this process--I haven't met anyone ...

Blog entry - Sep 13 2009 - 10:55am - 21 comments - 0 attachments