Women and children make a revolution in military affairs
With few historical precedents, except myths, large numbers of women and children in war is a revolution in military affairs. No new tech will overcome this.
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Martin van Creveld: Our armies become pussycats, part 2
Summary: In this second post about the real revolution in military affairs, Martin van Creveld examines why men fight. Rather than the conventional political and geopolitical factors, he looks at the psychology of excellence, honor, spirituality, and PTSD. It’s worth some thought as we begin the second round of our long war. See part one …
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Martin van Creveld: Our armies become pussycats, part 1
Summary:Â The revolution in military affairs continues, silently and invisibly. Our hardware-obsessed military and its fanboys see only tools while the nature of war itself evolves. Previous posts looked at the increased role of women and children. Here Martin van Creveld looks at another fundamental change. Pussycats – Part I By Martin van Creveld …
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News about the battle for women’s equality in our armed forces
Summary: The military has become one of America’s petri dishes for social policy experiments, and the integration of women into the front line fighting forces has introduced stresses far greater than anything they’ve experienced before (the faux revolution from letting people out of the closet has produced a false sense of confidence in the outcome of …
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Women in combat are the real Revolution in Military Affairs
Summary: Women fight in many of today’s wars. It’s perhaps the biggest change since the invention of nukes. We have seen women as fighters in the Eritrean Wars, as suicide bombers in the Middle East, as soldiers in western armies, and as soldiers in the Kurdish army. With few historical precedents, except in myths, large …
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