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Book Review: Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
Jeffrey Caton
Author: Bleddyn E. Bowen
Reviewed by Jeffrey Caton, colonel, US Air Force (retired), and president, Kepler Strategies LLC
Based on three key arguments, Original Sin covers the development of spacepower during the Cold War, space technology’s progress, and the weapons, planning and doctrine that surround space warfare. The reviewer notes, “What sets Original Sin apart from similar books is the outstanding context it provides and its willingness to challenge trite slogans attached to spacepower.”
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Book Review: Without Flyers, No Tannenberg: Aviation on the Eastern Front of 1914—Evolution of a Critical Role for Modern Warfare
Greg Pickell
Authors: Terrence J. Finnegan, Helmut Jäger, and Carl J. Bobrow
Reviewed by Greg Pickell, US Army lieutenant colonel (retired)
Providing valuable historical context, Without Flyers, No Tannenberg “offers a wealth of previously unavailable information and provided needed context to the German triumph over the Russian 2nd Army in the opening weeks of the First World War.” The book describes how aviation developed in Germany and Russia and offers detailed maps and graphics. The latter part of the book covers events following the defeat of Russian General Samsonov’s 2nd Army, to include the Battle of the Masurian Lakes and the campaign that followed.
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Book Review: Cyber Intelligence: Actors, Policies, and Practices
Robert J. Bunker
Author: Constance S. Uthoff
Reviewed by Dr. Robert J. Bunker, director of research and analysis, managing partner, C/O Futures LLC
From intelligence cycles and processes to intelligence agencies, security challenges, and more, Cyber Intelligence: Actors, Policies, and Practices is a solid work that “covers a lot of ground at a reasonable price.” The reviewer sees it as “a practical tool in our understanding of the cyber intelligence and conflict discipline.”
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Book Review: How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them
Robert J. Bunker
Author: Barbara F. Walter
Reviewed by Dr. Robert J. Bunker, director of research and analysis, managing partner, C/O Futures LLC
How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them was written to acquaint readers with “the conditions that give rise to, and define, modern civil war” to “[understand how] close modern America is to erupting into conflict” (xviii). The reviewer notes, “American military officers, sworn government agents, and officials will find the work troubling” and praises its “nonpartisan exploration and objective analysis” in tackling a difficult topic.
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