Air University Book Review https://www.airuniversity.af.edu Air University Book Review RSS Feed en-us Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:00:11 GMT Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:48:13 GMT Russia’s New Ground Forces: Capabilities, Limitations and Implications for International Security https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2382918/russias-new-ground-forces-capabilities-limitations-and-implications-for-interna/ <p>Authors: Igor Sutyagin with Justin Bronk<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;Maj J. Alexander&nbsp;Ippoliti, ANG</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:00:11 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2382918/russias-new-ground-forces-capabilities-limitations-and-implications-for-interna/ SSQ National Security / Grand Strategy / Defense / Economics NATO / Russia / European Issues The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2380065/the-button-the-new-nuclear-arms-race-and-presidential-power-from-truman-to-trump/ <p>Authors:&nbsp;William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina<br /> Reviewer: W. Michael Guillot</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:47:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2380065/the-button-the-new-nuclear-arms-race-and-presidential-power-from-truman-to-trump/ SSQ National Security / Grand Strategy / Defense / Economics Nuclear Issues / Deterrence The Power of Will in International Conflict: How to Think Critically in Complex Environments https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2370561/the-power-of-will-in-international-conflict-how-to-think-critically-in-complex/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Wayne Michael Hall<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;LTC Kurt P. VanderSteen, US Army, Retired</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 20:05:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2370561/the-power-of-will-in-international-conflict-how-to-think-critically-in-complex/ SSQ National Security / Grand Strategy / Defense / Economics American Foreign Policy and National Security: A Documentary Record https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2370070/american-foreign-policy-and-national-security-a-documentary-record/ <p>Editor:&nbsp;Paul R. Viotti<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;Lt Col Matt Dietz, USAF, PhD</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:24:35 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2370070/american-foreign-policy-and-national-security-a-documentary-record/ SSQ Civil Military Relations / Culture / Misc National Security / Grand Strategy / Defense / Economics Satellite: Innovation in Orbit https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2360239/satellite-innovation-in-orbit/ <p>Author: Doug Millard<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;1st Lt James Corcoran, USAF</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799324/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-002.JPG' alt='Air and Space Power Journal Logo' /> <br /> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:50:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2360239/satellite-innovation-in-orbit/ ASPJ Russian Cyber Operations: Coding the Bounds of Conflict https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2354822/russian-cyber-operations-coding-the-bounds-of-conflict/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Scott Jasper<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;Dr. Mark T. Peters II, USAF, Retired</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:10:12 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2354822/russian-cyber-operations-coding-the-bounds-of-conflict/ SSQ Cyber Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation Is Arming Tomorrow's Terrorists https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2338880/power-to-the-people-how-open-technological-innovation-is-arming-tomorrows-terro/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Audrey Kurth Cronin<br /> Reviewer: Capt Matthew H. Ormsbee, USAF &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:46:16 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2338880/power-to-the-people-how-open-technological-innovation-is-arming-tomorrows-terro/ SSQ National Security / Grand Strategy / Defense / Economics Science and Technology Restoring Thucydides: Testing Familiar Lessons and Deriving New Ones https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2338604/restoring-thucydides-testing-familiar-lessons-and-deriving-new-ones/ <p>Authors:&nbsp;Andrew R. Novo and Jay M. Parker<br /> Reviewer: Dr. Heather Venable</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:32:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2338604/restoring-thucydides-testing-familiar-lessons-and-deriving-new-ones/ SSQ Civil Military Relations / Culture / Misc Warbot 1.0: AI Goes to War https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2322088/warbot-10-ai-goes-to-war/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Brian M. Michelson<br /> Reviewer: Dr. M. A. Thomas</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:12:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2322088/warbot-10-ai-goes-to-war/ SSQ Science and Technology Quest for Status: Chinese and Russian Foreign Policy https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2313529/quest-for-status-chinese-and-russian-foreign-policy/ <p>Authors:&nbsp;Deborah Welch Larson and Alexei Shevchenko<br /> Reviewer:<b>&nbsp;</b>Lt Col Scott C. Martin, USAF</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:24:18 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2313529/quest-for-status-chinese-and-russian-foreign-policy/ SSQ Asia-Pacific-China NATO / Russia / European Issues Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2290935/justice-for-some-law-and-the-question-of-palestine/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Noura Erakat<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;Dr. Robert C. DiPrizio</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:16:37 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2290935/justice-for-some-law-and-the-question-of-palestine/ SSQ Terrorism / COIN / Middle East Pioneers, Hidden Champion, Changemakers, and Underdogs https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2290853/pioneers-hidden-champion-changemakers-and-underdogs/ <p>Authors: Mark J. Greeven, George S. Yip, and Wei Wei<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;Dr. Mark T. Peters II, USAF, Retired</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:01:20 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2290853/pioneers-hidden-champion-changemakers-and-underdogs/ SSQ Asia-Pacific-China Quagmire in Civil War  https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2283146/quagmire-in-civil-war/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;Capt Matthew H. Ormsbee, USAF</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:42:33 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2283146/quagmire-in-civil-war/ SSQ National Security / Grand Strategy / Defense / Economics Next Mission: U.S. Defense Attaché to France; A Memoir from the Days of Punish France, Ignore Germany, Forgive Russia https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2279879/next-mission-us-defense-attach-to-france-a-memoir-from-the-days-of-punish-franc/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Col Ralph R. &ldquo;Rick&rdquo; Steinke, US Army (Retired)<br /> Reviewer: W. Michael Guillot</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:31:50 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2279879/next-mission-us-defense-attach-to-france-a-memoir-from-the-days-of-punish-franc/ SSQ Civil Military Relations / Culture / Misc NATO / Russia / European Issues Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2255908/military-strategy-a-general-theory-of-power-control/ <p>Author:&nbsp;J. C. Wylie<br /> Reviewer: Dr. Heather Venable</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:48:04 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2255908/military-strategy-a-general-theory-of-power-control/ SSQ National Security / Grand Strategy / Defense / Economics The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2241398/the-russian-understanding-of-war-blurring-the-lines-between-war-and-peace/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Oscar Jonsson<br /> ​Reviewer: Capt Jayson M. Warren, USAF</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:04:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2241398/the-russian-understanding-of-war-blurring-the-lines-between-war-and-peace/ SSQ NATO / Russia / European Issues On Obedience: Contrasting Philosophies for the Military, Citizenry, and Community https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2226392/on-obedience-contrasting-philosophies-for-the-military-citizenry-and-community/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Pauline Shanks Kaurin<br /> Reviewer: Maj Jason Baker, USAF</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:57:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2226392/on-obedience-contrasting-philosophies-for-the-military-citizenry-and-community/ SSQ Civil Military Relations / Culture / Misc Redefining the Modern Military: The Intersection of Profession and Ethics  https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2209517/redefining-the-modern-military-the-intersection-of-profession-and-ethics/ <p>Editors:&nbsp;Nathan K. Finney and Tyrell Mayfield.<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;2d Lt David Alman</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:16:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2209517/redefining-the-modern-military-the-intersection-of-profession-and-ethics/ SSQ Civil Military Relations / Culture / Misc Assured Destruction: Building the Ballistic Missile Culture of the Air Force https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2209442/assured-destruction-building-the-ballistic-missile-culture-of-the-air-force/ <p>Author:&nbsp;David W. Bath<br /> Reviewer: Dr. Heather Venable</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:04:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2209442/assured-destruction-building-the-ballistic-missile-culture-of-the-air-force/ SSQ Nuclear Issues / Deterrence China and India: Asia’s Emergent Great Powers https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2205689/china-and-india-asias-emergent-great-powers/ <p>Author:&nbsp;Chris Ogden<br /> Reviewer:&nbsp;Abhishek Choudhary</p> <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/28/2001799323/82/55/0/170828-F-RH066-001.JPG' alt='Strategic Studies Quarterly Logo' /> <br /> Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:33:00 GMT DoD News https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Book-Reviews/Display/Article/2205689/china-and-india-asias-emergent-great-powers/ SSQ Asia-Pacific-China