@ArmyStrategist @INDOPACOM | PhD @DukeHistoryDept | Sr Mentor #PIPS @williamandmary | Editor @britjnlmilhist | Ed Adv Board, Jrnl of Mil History @smh_historians
Jun 27, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Our new book “On Strategy” from @ArmyUPress details the concepts, skills, and characteristics to think like a military strategist.
For @ambassadorbrief, I extract three lessons on strategy which will be useful for anyone... 1/ 1. Strategy has its own logic; it is not merely an aggregate of physical or tactical actions
Competent strategists must distinguish between:
-- the logic that governs strategy’s selection of choices;
-- & the focus on task accomplishment that is at the heart of tactics. 2/
Apr 26, 2020 • 15 tweets • 9 min read
As an intellectual exercise, @JimRainey10 recently shared the idea of focusing in on one book to be shared at each rank of the military to help them on their intellectual journey in the #profession. Focusing on the @USArmy, here's my list:
E1-3: @TLCplMax, “The White Donkey: Terminal Lance”
