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What Today’s Journals Say About Tomorrow’s Wars

Leadership, Cold War tensions, and space warfare dominate this month’s top military journal picks—what they reveal about the future of war

Jul 22 •

Civil War Books Worth Your Time

They’re not a complete list—but each one earned its place. Here’s why these titles made the cut

Jul 15 •

Strategic Terrain Still Matters: Geography and the Next Defense Strategy

The American Enterprise Institute’s guidance to the Pentagon: Strategic terrain still matters—just as Mahan, Mackinder, and others long argued.

Jul 11 •

Leadership Lessons from the Army Reading List (Part 1)

We’re revisiting the Army Chief of Staff’s picks—combining classic books with fresh insight on drones, risk, and decentralized command.

Jul 8 •

Beyond Fireworks: What July 4th Should Remind Us About the Revolution

On this 250th year since the American Revolutionary war began, a look at the hard-won fight for independence—and the books that bring its struggles…

Jul 4 •

The Unvanquished: Civil War Scouts and the Birth of Special Operations

An overlooked chapter of history connects the tactics of Mosby’s Raiders and Jessie Scouts to modern asymmetric warfare

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Rediscovering General Meade: The Man Who Won at the Battle of Gettysburg

Jun 28 •

Why Max Hastings Is a Must-Read for Military History Fans

Our latest Author Spotlight unpacks the historian's most essential works—from World War I to the Falklands—and why they still matter today

Jun 21 •

June 2025 Military Journal Reads: What Military Thinkers Are Reading

New June 2025 picks from military journals that tackle command, counterinsurgency, and U.S. strategy

Jun 17 •

The U.S. Army at 250: Defense and Democracy

Defending the Nation and Upholding Civil-Military Relations Since 1775

Jun 13 •

Korea: War Without End

A Fresh Perspective on the “Forgotten War” Origins, Strategic failures, Impact and Lessons for Today from Two of Britain’s most Experienced Military…

Jun 10 •

D-Day, June 6, 1944: Enduring Lessons from the Beaches of Operation OVERLORD

Reflections on World War II Leadership, Strategy and Sacrifice from the Allied landings on Normandy

Jun 6 •

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