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Against Abstraction: Military Theory and Clarity of Thought
It is difficult to appreciate just how much Western—especially American—military thinking is pervaded with abstraction.
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Interview on Saladin with Memory Medieval
I was recently a guest on the Memory Medieval podcast, talking about Saladin as part of his ongoing series on Richard the Lionheart.
Feb 9
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Triumph of the Byzantine System: The Arab-Byzantine Frontier Pt. 3
By the time of Byzantium's triumph in the 10th century, it had developed a systematic approach to campaigning which formalized methods from earlier…
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A Military-Industrial Complex With a State: Sweden in the 17th Century
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Strategy in an Endless War: The Arab-Byzantine Frontier, Part 1
Nov 4, 2025
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Venice and the Problem of Grand Strategy
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Red Commissars of the Serene Republic: The Venetian Way of War
Jan 13, 2025
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The Northern Front: Trench Warfare in the 18th Century
Feb 6, 2024
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Successors to the Western Front, Pt. 2: The Second Zhili-Fengtian War
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Swarms, Packs, and Stigmergy: Animal Analogs for Drone Behavior
“Drone swarm” is a phrase that has come to be used indiscriminately to refer to the high number of drones on the modern battlefield.
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Looking for Lessons in Venezuela: The Future Combat Role of Helicopters
The 3 January operation to capture Nicolás Maduro is striking for its use of manned helicopters to execute a high-risk mission, despite the presence of…
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Book Discussion on The Spartan Regime: Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy
Paul Rahe’s The Spartan Regime: Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy takes a unique angle on grand strategy.
Dec 31, 2025
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The Patterns of Operational Dynamics: A Brief Typology
One of my favorite themes with The Bazaar of War is how certain operational dynamics recur across vastly different times and places: comparing the…
Dec 21, 2025
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Economics vs. Decision: The Two Logics of Warfare
There is plenty of overlap between economics and warfare.
Dec 11, 2025
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The Birth of Byzantine Operational Art: The Arab-Byzantine Frontier, Part 2
The last piece on Arab-Byzantine warfare looked at strategy along the Anatolian frontier in the first century of the Islamic conquests. But as Byzantium…
Dec 3, 2025
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Cyber Monday for Books
December is your last chance to get Saladin the Strategist and The Art of War in Italy, 1494-1529 at current prices.
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