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... Note:   Ben's essay has sparked a great deal of discussion and debate.  I plan to continue this debate in a ... hidebound personnel system. J.F.C. Fuller suggested in "Generalship: its Diseases and Cure" that youth is a virtue in the military and ...

Journal Article - Apr 5 2012 - 4:36am - 94 comments

... 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 post - May 8 2007 - 5:35pm - 16 comments - 0 attachments

... strategist who spends a As a strategist who spends a great deal of time thinking about these things, I think this spears the wrong ... leadership style is the only the determinant of effective generalship. I don’t doubt the impression you had from that film clip. And ...

Blog post - May 22 2012 - 7:29am - 22 comments - 0 attachments

... Armed Forces Journal article on the “failure of generalship” in Iraq. He explained, “[i]t is unreasonable to ... opportunities are quite limited, and they come with a great deal of risk to an officer’s career. But the goal should not be to ...

Journal Article - May 10 2012 - 4:55am - 16 comments

... 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 - 8:37pm - 83 comments

... 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 post - Jan 12 2011 - 8:44am - 71 comments - 0 attachments

... 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 post - Jul 18 2010 - 7:08am - 66 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 post - Jul 1 2011 - 6:06pm - 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 post - Sep 11 2009 - 4:43am - 63 comments - 0 attachments

... 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 - 4:49pm - 43 comments