Category: Military

Israel Falls into the 4GW Trap

By William S. Lind, Traditional Right As of this writing, Israeli forces have penetrated Gaza city and are on their way to taking northern Gaza. Tactically, they are succeeding, as state forces usually do against 4GW opponents. In the process, they are losing at the moral level, also […]

A Strategy for Israel

By William S. Lind, Traditional Right Shortly after World War I, a British officer said, “Thank God that’s over.  Now we can get back to real soldiering.”  That expresses the U.S. armed forces’ attitude towards Fourth Generation war, war waged by entities other than the states, following our […]

Breakthrough or Break-In?

By William S. Lind, Traditional Right The papers are full of reports that the Ukrainians have broken through on their southern front, opening the way for an armored offensive on the operational level.  Such an offensive could seek either to destroy the Russian army by getting between it […]

The Eastern Front

By William S. Lind, Traditional Right No one familiar with the war in the east 1941-45 can fail to see parallels between events then and now. The similarities are obvious. Ukraine is smaller than Russia, its army is smaller, and it has less, although better equipment. The Ukrainian […]

How to Avoid Nuclear War

THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 Conscience is the root of all courage; if a man would be brave, let him obey his conscience. – James F. Clarke HORNBERGER’S BLOG July 27, 2023 How to Avoid Nuclear War The new movie Oppenheimer has caused many people to rededicate themselves to […]

The Eastern Front

By William S. Lind, Traditional Right No one familiar with the war in the east 1941-45 can fail to see parallels between events then and now. The similarities are obvious. Ukraine is smaller than Russia, its army is smaller, and it has less, although better equipment. The Ukrainian […]