From the archives: August 9, 1930
[Editor’s note: Here’s what passed for an ICYMI during the Great Depression.]
Did You Read……the following important stories last week?
Army: Representative Henry E. Barbour …
Read more › Two Cheers for the QDR Joseph J. CollinsEvery four years, the defense community waits on pins and needles for the Quadrennial Defense Review. Some succumb to quadrennial defense delusion, the hope that the new QDR can …
Read more › 1973: Buy our drones!An ad for Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical in the April 1973 issue of Armed Forces Journal.…
Read more › Pipeline politics in Syria You can’t understand the conflict without talking about natural gas By Maj. Rob TaylorMuch of the media coverage suggests that the conflict in Syria is a civil war, in which the …
Read more › The psychology of operational planning How to reduce the effects of emotion on decisionmaking By Cmdr. Tony SchwarzAs military planners formulate recommendations for their commanders, they draw upon many kinds of data: joint and service doctrine, …
Read more › Cyberspace: What is it, where is it and who cares? By Brett WilliamsAssured access to cyberspace is a key enabler of national security, so the answer to the question in the title is: we should all care. Two of the defining …
Read more › Stalin’s successor is teaching Americans should learn By Douglas MacgregorPresident Obama warns that if Russia intervenes with military power to crush the new Ukrainian government in Kiev there will be a cost. Yet it’s hard …
Read more › Seduced by success Daniel L. Davis“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. And it’s an unreliable guide to the future.” – Bill Gates, “The Road Ahead”
Conventional …
Read more › 1866: Ode to the quartermasterEditor’s note: The following was part of the Journal’s approving response to a proposal by General Ulysses S. Grant to reorganize the Army’s quartermasters and lessen their responsibilities.
From the archive: January …
Read more › 1863: Rebuilding railroadsEditor’s note: The Orange and Alexandria Railroad, which linked Alexandria, Va., to points west and south, was the most bitterly contested route in the first railroad war. The Battle of Bull Run …
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