THANK YOU NHS!
You are here
Book Review: Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945–1975
Daniel SleatRUSI Journal, 25 April 2019
United States, History
Continue Reading
Become A Member
To access the full text of this article and many other benefits, become a RUSI member.
Support Rusi Research
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Related
Another Bite at a 'Hamburger Summit'?
Commentary, 9 March 2018Tom Plant
Stunning news overnight, as US President Donald Trump agreed to an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by the end of May. Or did he?
Tags: United States, North Korea
Book Review: Stalin Ja Suomen Kohtalo [Stalin and the Fate of Finland]
RUSI Journal, 8 March 2018Paul Lever
Paul Lever reviews Stalin Ja Suomen Kohtalo [Stalin and the Fate of Finland], by Kimmo Rentola.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Russia, History, Europe
The Fight for Women Equality Continues
Commentary, 8 March 2018Caroline Tranter
On International Women’s Day, a member of RUSI’s staff offers some reflections on the constant struggle for a more adequate and equitable female representation in the defence and security sector.
Tags: UK, History, Military Personnel, EuropePages
The reluctant pupil? Britain’s army and learning in counter-insurgency
Commentary, 11 October 2009The operational errors of counter-insurgency campaigns are too often blamed on the inability of armed forces to absorb the lessons of previous campaigns. However, as Huw Bennett demonstrates in his examination of the British Army’s experience in Northern Ireland, flexibility in adapting to the unique dynamics of each campaign is of far great importance than a strict application of out-dated...
Tags: History, Europe
Robert McNamara (1916-2009)
Commentary, 6 July 2009As the death of former US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara is announced, RUSI.org publishes remarks made by him at the Royal United Services Institute in 2001.
Tags: Americas, History
The Battle of Britain: The Land Perspective
Commentary, 20 October 2006Operation Sealion and the Battle of Britain: A Land Perspective Gary Sheffield Professor Gary Sheffield holds the Chair of War Studies at the University of Birmingham. He was formerly Professor of Modern History at King’s College London, and Land Warfare Historian on the Higher Command and Staff Course, Joint Services Command and Staff College, Defence Academy of the UK. ...
Tags: History, Land Forces, EuropePages
Book Review: Fighting the Cold War: A Soldier’s Memoir
RUSI Journal, 28 April 2016Peter Roberts
Peter Roberts reviews: Fighting the Cold War: A Soldier’s Memoir, by General John R Galvin, USA (Ret.)
Tags: RUSI Journal, History
Book Review: Clausewitz on Small War
RUSI Journal, 28 April 2016Beatrice Heuser
Beatrice Heuser reviews: Clausewitz on Small War, edited by Christopher Daase and James W Davis
Tags: RUSI Journal, Counterinsurgency, History
Book Review: Clinton’s Grand Strategy: US Foreign Policy in a Post-Cold War World
RUSI Journal, 28 April 2016John Dumbrell
John Dumbrell reviews: Clinton’s Grand Strategy: US Foreign Policy in a Post-Cold War World, by James D Boys
Tags: RUSI Journal, United States, US Defence Policy
Are Criminals Playing Games with Us?
The Origins of Economic Sanctions
The ‘Crisis’ in Coronavirus Crisis Communications: Southeast Asia and the Contest of Narratives