Has our military become a force of pussycats?
Van Creveld’s book gives a new answer to “why we lose” and so redefines the military reform agenda.
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We’ve become a low testosterone America. Pussycats? More research needed, stat!
Summary: There are many threats revealed by science. We obsess about some, such as climate change. Others we ignore, such as falling testosterone levels in men. This loss of our manliness might explain many things. America’s falling crime rates? The increased frequency of women filing for divorce (why hang around with a low-T beta?). Perhaps even …
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Martin van Creveld explains why our armies are becoming pussycats
Summary: Martin van Creveld’s new book asks hard questions about America’s ability to defend itself as our society undergoes revolutionary changes (mostly undesired by its citizens). It’s provocative reading for those who like analysts that color outside politically correct lines. “Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting …
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Martin van Creveld introduces his new radical book: “Pussycats”
Summary: Martin van Creveld has published another book, perhaps his most controversial yet (however difficult to imagine). He tackles the great enigma of our wars since 9/11: how western armies — certainly the most powerful every fielded by almost every metric — have been unable to defeat poorly trained, poorly equipped, almost unfinanced armies of …
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Martin van Creveld: Do the cycles of history turn our armies into pussycats?
Summary:Â In his third post about the real revolution in military affairs, the evolution of western armies into pussycats, Martin van Creveld looks for explanations in the cycles of history. Pussycats III, or the Rise and Fall of Empires By Martin van Creveld From his website, 8 October 2014 Posted with his generous permission …
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