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    Strategic Bombing and Gentle War

    Much of the modern way of war springs from the writings of 4 men from the 1920s: Gen. Giulio Douhet, LtGen. Walther Wever, Marshal Hugh Montague “Boom” Trenchard, and of course, Col. Billy Mitchell.All were believers in “strategic bombing,” the idea that bombing the right targets would destroy morale while also destroying industrial capacity and disabling lines of communication, and drive any nation to surrender.Over the years the theory, particularly in the west, has undergone some modifications

    Tim Wilson Discusses Security Issues on Epoch TV’s International Reporters Roundtable

    Project Sentinel Distinguished Fellow Tim Wilson joined Epoch TV's International Reporters Roundtable on July 28th to discuss Security issues after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a public rally in Butler, PA as well as major breaches with the Olympic games in Paris

    Seapower and National Security

    by Navy Capt. Peter O'Brien On the north side of a runway, at an airfield about 60 miles west of Gdansk, Poland, about 10 miles...

    Strategic Catastrophe

    by Navy Capt. Peter O'Brien Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke, the Elder, mastermind of the Franco-Prussian War (among others), said that “Errors in tactics can...

    To the Next Secretary of the Navy

    by Navy Capt (Ret) Pete O'Brien, Project Sentinel Chairman and Distinguished Fellow And to the soon brand new Secretaries of the Army, and Air Force: Congratulations on...

    To Pete Hegseth: It’s Worse Than You Think

    by Navy Capt. (Ret.) Pete O'Brien, Distinguished Fellow and Chairman, Project Sentinel Pete Hegseth, soon to be the Secretary of Defense (one hopes), believes the...

    Amateurs or Professionals

    by Navy Capt. (Ret.) Peter O'Brien There is an old adage that “Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.” And with that, a tip of the...

    Mona Lisa Vito and Ship Repair

    by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien To say the Navy has a problem with maintenance (or ship construction) is a bit of an understatement. One has...

    George Foreman, The BND, and Ukraine

    by Navy Capt. Pete O'Brien George Foreman died the other day, a fantastic athlete and boxer, and by all accounts a good man, may he...

    Russia: The Coming Collapse

    Ted Willams, Marine fighter pilot and also a pretty good baseball player, said that hitting a baseball was the hardest single thing to do...

    Mr. Loopner and the ARMY of the EU

    by Navy Capt. (Ret) Pete O'Brien Poor Enid Loopner… It appears she moved to Europe… There is, of course, no Army of the EU. And though...