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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Campaigns, China, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Escalation, Force Structure, General, Geostrategy, Institutions, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Mobilisation, National Defence, Naval History, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Readiness, Risk Management, Sea Power, Second World War, Tactics, Training, Uncategorized, United States Marine Corps, USNI
11 minutes, 33 seconds

Prepare the Marine Corps for a Protracted War

By Lt Col Brian Kerg USMC,
09 Apr 26

Ed. The practitioner author paints a stark picture of a casualty-intensive opening phase of a near-future Pacific war, employing lessons from the Second World War to argue that depth of capability must be actualised today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, April 2026. A 10 minute read.

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Armed Forces, Blockade, Campaigns, China, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Convoy Operations, Deterrence, Doctrine, Energy, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, From the Archive, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Iran, Iraq, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Leadership, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Military History, Mine Countermeasures, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Oil & Gas, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Red Sea, Risk Management, Sea Power, Tactics, Taiwan, Tanker War, Trade Interdiction and Protection, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, USNI
13 minutes, 33 seconds

The Tanker War

By 2Lt Quentin Zimmer USMC,
01 Apr 26

Ed. When the 1980s Iran-Iraq War bled into the maritime sphere, the US Navy raced to halt depredations to oil shipments; the mine-warfare factor weighed heavily in the operation and offers lessons for today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, June 2025. A 15 minute read.

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AI, Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Ballistic Missiles, Anti-Piracy, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Australia, Autonomous Vehicles, Blockade, Book Reviews, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Coast Guard, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Constabulary, Convoy Operations, Cyberwarfare, Deterrence, Doctrine, Economics, Falklands War, First World War, Fisheries, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Historiography, Indo-Pacific, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, National Defence, NATO, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Piracy, Readiness, Sea Power, Seabed, Seapower, Second World War, Space, Strategy, Technology, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy
0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 31 March 2026

31 Mar 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the latest edition of Geoffrey Till’s Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century.

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Book Reviews, Memoirs, People, United States Marine Corps
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Latest Book Review, 13 February 2026

13 Feb 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the memoirs of a Vietnam War veteran turned entrepreneur, Bob Parsons, who founded the web hosting company GoDaddy, and battling PTSD.

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Addressing Current Reality, Arctic, Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, China, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Climate Change, Coast Guard, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Cyberwarfare, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Energy, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Hybrid Warfare, Hydrographic Survey, Indo-Pacific, Institutions, Joint Forces, Maritime Security, Maritime Trade, Modernisation, NATO, Naval Architecture, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Power, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Marines, Russia, Sea Power, Submarines, Training, Ukraine, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy
17 minutes, 13 seconds

War in the Arctic?

By James Gray,
04 Dec 25

Ed. The author, former Conservative MP and Shadow Defence Minister, outlines Russian and Chinese activities in the Arctic as part of his forthcoming book on the subject, The Arctic: Land of the Great Bear. A 15 minute read.

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Amphibious Operations, Air Power, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Caribbean, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Conflict Resolution, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Escalation, Falklands War, Geopolitics, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Security, Media, Middle East, Military History, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Operational Planning, People, Political Science, Readiness, Risk Management, Sea Power, Special Forces, Tactics, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy
16 minutes, 39 seconds

Urgent Fury: The Risks of Turning Operational Ineptitude into Strategic Success

By Prof Chuck Steele,
27 Nov 25

Ed. The author investigates the crisis planning and political justifications for the US invasion of the island nation of Grenada on 25th October 1983. A 15 minute read.

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, British Pacific Fleet, Command & Control, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Joint Operations, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Aviation, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Operational Planning, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategic Bombing, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 4 November 2025

04 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of the USAAF’s Seventh Air Force and its contribution to the Central Pacific campaign in the Second World War.

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19th Century, Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Power, American Revolution, Anti-Piracy, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Education, First World War, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Institutions, Joint Forces, Language, Leadership, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Organisational Theory, Professional Military Education, Red Sea, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Marines, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Service Culture, Space, Technology, The Naval Review, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy
25 minutes, 29 seconds

Endgame for Seablindness: defence organisation and the future of the Royal Navy and the United States Navy

By Dr James W E Smith,
28 Oct 25

Ed. The author revisits the issue of seablindness [112/2, p. 264], comparing the history of defence unification in the UK and US and taking stock of the situation today. A 30 minute read.

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Cold War, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific, Korean War, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Sea Power, Soviet Union, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy
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Latest Book Review, 26 September 2025

26 Sep 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the role and contribution of the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet to the Allied defence of South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War.

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