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April 22, 2025
Human, Machine, War: How the Mind-Tech Nexus Will Win Future Wars

Military and strategic success depends not on minds or technology but on the combination of minds plus technology. We call this combination the Mind-Tech Nexus, which we define as how human factors (e.g., will to fight, skill, daring, perception) will interface and converge with the technologies of
Sept. 5, 2024
Warrior Heart: The Foundation of Combat Readiness

Generational Differences. Combat trauma. Coaching. Teamwork and belonging. The pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness. How do these affect resilience, readiness, leadership, and performance—both personal and organizational? The US Air Force is at the cutting edge of inquiry into these
Dec. 5, 2023
Cracking the Code: War’s Hidden Methodology

In this extensive endeavor to formulate a general theory of war, Major General Yacov Bengo (Israeli Defense Forces) provides his unique perspective, deftly weaving industrial revolutions, the domains of war, the major conflicts of the last two centuries, and the works of both classical and modern
Aug. 17, 2023
Beyond the Pale: Designing Military Decision-Making Anew

Beyond the Pale: Designing Military Decision-Making Anew gives contemporary military strategists tools based on revolutionary approaches to adapt to and succeed in complex environments where traditional institutionalized approaches are insufficient. A single, entirely consuming war paradigm governs
June 12, 2023
Kick the Tires and Light the Fire: Foundations of American Airpower

Kick the Fires and Light the Fires: Foundations of American Airpower introduces American airpower studies and explores the foundations of today’s United States Air Force. It seeks to build Air Force identity through an overview of Air Force heritage and an explanation of the concepts
March 20, 2023
Aerospace Power: A Brazilian Multidimensional Approach

This collection of studies delves into themes of Brazil’s airpower and space power: protecting territorial sovereignty in the Amazon, developing missile technology in partnership with South Africa, taking a place in global aerospace geopolitics, participating in UN peace operations, among many
Dec. 20, 2022
Developing Military Learners’ Communication Skills Using the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

This volume examines research by military educators on methods for teaching military officers to communicate more effectively. It highlights the emphasis that senior military leaders have recently placed on improving communication in all its forms, and the efforts of these researchers to accomplish
March 1, 2018
A Discourse on Winning and Losing

A Discourse on Winning and Losing is the first book published on John R. Boyd’s famous same-titled briefing. A maverick fighter pilot devoted to the Air Force and its mission, Boyd challenged orthodoxy including fighter tactics and the theory of how wars were to be fought. Inspiring radically
April 1, 2016
Unity of Mission

While much has been written about civilian-military teams in Vietnam and, most recently, in Iraq and Afghanistan, the subject has not been addressed in a single, comprehensive publication containing historical context and reflecting a broad diversity of views. It is the intention of the coeditors of
Dec. 1, 2013
Thinking about Deterrence

With many scholars and analysts questioning the relevance of deterrence as a valid strategic concept, this volume moves beyond Cold War nuclear deterrence to show the many ways in which deterrence is applicable to contemporary security. It examines the possibility of applying deterrence theory and