Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Musashi—sister ship to Yamato—was among the largest warships ever built, displacing about 73,000 tons and mounting 18.1-inch guns...
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Synopsis: The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Musashi—sister ship to Yamato—was among the largest warships ever built, displacing about 73,000 tons and mounting 18.1-inch guns...
Synopsis: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz believed leadership meant listening down the chain: “Some of the best advice…comes from junior officers and enlisted men.”...
Summary and Key Points: General George S. Patton’s reputation surged after the Battle of the Bulge, when he rapidly disengaged from fighting near Saarbrücken...
Summary and Key Points: U.S. Army General George S. Patton built a reputation around three battlefield virtues: speed, simplicity, and boldness. -After the Normandy...
Despite his celebrated military career as Supreme Allied Commander in WWII, President Dwight D. Eisenhower is equally famous for his warnings against the costs...
General George Patton’s famous maxim, "Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom," perfectly encapsulates his own career trajectory during World...
Summary and Key Points: “Make no little plans” is most strongly tied to architect Daniel Burnham and the 1909 Plan of Chicago, a Progressive-era...
Summary and Key Points: General George Patton’s famous quote, “Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory,” exemplified his aggressive...
Summary and Key Points: Winston Churchill’s formative years mixed privilege with restlessness: born at Blenheim Palace, trained at Sandhurst, commissioned into the cavalry, and...
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s most enduring leadership insight is simple: real authority is persuasion, not compulsion. The leader’s job is to align mission and motivation...