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MARGIN TO VICTORY: FIVE BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE FACE OF MODERN WAR
Author: Cal. Douglas Macgregor, Retired
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Reviewing a book is like opening your prize in a raffle contest.
You are holding ticket. You just don’t know what is inside the wrapped
cover until you crack the book’s spine, open the book and begin to read.
When that book is about the author’s selection of the five battles that
changed the face of modern war”, it is unanticipated the book will be a
straight read from coffee shop to coffee shop. Inside the Beltway, that
is how things get done.
By surprise, a key element.
Col. Douglas Macgregor, retired, sat down to pen his book affirming
lessons are learned from the past. After all, Macgregor says, America
is under the global microscope of its competitors when it comes to
organizing and equipping forces.
Col. Macgregor has a University of Virginia degree in International
relations. The author of five books Macgregor set up a defense and
foreign policy consulting firm in what insiders called NoVa, Northern
Virginia, close enough to the movers and shakers yet far enough away to
maintain distance and not break the budget.
West Pointer Macgregor researched deeply in to the last centuries
major battles of Mons, 1914, Shanghai 1937, Belorussia 1944, Suez 1973
and Iraq, 1991 focused these clashes show restructuring the American
military is core to “what it takes to fight and win” according to Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger USA, Retired.
The days of WWI and WWII are gone in a cyber security world. Rules
of engagement are changed when a flash drive is the tool of deception,
carrying secrets of the door, not one document at a time, more,
undetermined war. The margin of victory is changed beyond bad policies,
failed tactics and dysfunctional command structures. Macgregor puts
forth proposing replacing old leaders with new concepts, new strategic
concepts that can be operational, new questions being asked.
Leadership must be on board, writes Macgregor or the “margin of victory”
will be lost by failed strategy leaders won’t let go of. Macgregor
provides the example of Sir Richard Haldane as an example of world stage
leaders seeing this military leadership strategy as pattern. There are
better solutions, Macgregor writes.
The appeal of “Margin of Victory” is beyond the obvious military
market. Macgregor’s thoroughness to detail allows the dates of events to
be woven in to timelines providing an eye in to progression of the
world, evolving in to our world situation today.
One could read the year 1914 in relation to the Battle of Mons.
Time-lining that date in to a technological trail shows what is often
not seen, that the world moves on parallel paths. Technology was
evolving as WW1 was being fought, during the time the Nazis were using
scientists and academics in the Nazi grand plan of a New World Order.
One day’s enemies can become the next days friend. Conversely, one
days friend, Russia, to whom a country, to whom Roosevelt gave arms
access in a 5 year lend-lease can become an enemy, as it is portrayed in
news stories.
Who could have thought to consider, picking up “Margin To Victory,”
a history lesson Macgregor teaches, beyond the battles of Mons,
Shanghai, Belorussia, Suez and Iraq, is military practice to ‘hold your friends close and your enemies closer’ a practice of America’s military over the century, repeatedly, over and over again as did America with its “lend to lease” program.
Keep your eye on the prize. Read at one’s own pace, with an eye on
history Macgregor provides, detailing moments the average man and woman
would not otherwise read. History does have a way of repeating itself,
WWI, WWII…. hopefully not WWIII.
MARGIN TO VICTORY: FIVE BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE FACE OF MODERN WAR
Author: Cal. Douglas Macgregor, Retired
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Reviewing a book is like opening your prize in a raffle contest. You are holding ticket. You just don’t know what is inside the wrapped cover until you crack the book’s spine, open the book and begin to read. When that book is about the author’s selection of the five battles that changed the face of modern war”, it is unanticipated the book will be a straight read from coffee shop to coffee shop. Inside the Beltway, that is how things get done.
By surprise, a key element.
Col. Douglas Macgregor, retired, sat down to pen his book affirming lessons are learned from the past. After all, Macgregor says, America is under the global microscope of its competitors when it comes to organizing and equipping forces.
Col. Macgregor has a University of Virginia degree in International relations. The author of five books Macgregor set up a defense and foreign policy consulting firm in what insiders called NoVa, Northern Virginia, close enough to the movers and shakers yet far enough away to maintain distance and not break the budget.
West Pointer Macgregor researched deeply in to the last centuries major battles of Mons, 1914, Shanghai 1937, Belorussia 1944, Suez 1973 and Iraq, 1991 focused these clashes show restructuring the American military is core to “what it takes to fight and win” according to Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger USA, Retired.
The days of WWI and WWII are gone in a cyber security world. Rules of engagement are changed when a flash drive is the tool of deception, carrying secrets of the door, not one document at a time, more, undetermined war. The margin of victory is changed beyond bad policies, failed tactics and dysfunctional command structures. Macgregor puts forth proposing replacing old leaders with new concepts, new strategic concepts that can be operational, new questions being asked.
Leadership must be on board, writes Macgregor or the “margin of victory” will be lost by failed strategy leaders won’t let go of. Macgregor provides the example of Sir Richard Haldane as an example of world stage leaders seeing this military leadership strategy as pattern. There are better solutions, Macgregor writes.
The appeal of “Margin of Victory” is beyond the obvious military market. Macgregor’s thoroughness to detail allows the dates of events to be woven in to timelines providing an eye in to progression of the world, evolving in to our world situation today.
One could read the year 1914 in relation to the Battle of Mons. Time-lining that date in to a technological trail shows what is often not seen, that the world moves on parallel paths. Technology was evolving as WW1 was being fought, during the time the Nazis were using scientists and academics in the Nazi grand plan of a New World Order.
One day’s enemies can become the next days friend. Conversely, one days friend, Russia, to whom a country, to whom Roosevelt gave arms access in a 5 year lend-lease can become an enemy, as it is portrayed in news stories.
Who could have thought to consider, picking up “Margin To Victory,” a history lesson Macgregor teaches, beyond the battles of Mons, Shanghai, Belorussia, Suez and Iraq, is military practice to ‘hold your friends close and your enemies closer’ a practice of America’s military over the century, repeatedly, over and over again as did America with its “lend to lease” program.
Keep your eye on the prize. Read at one’s own pace, with an eye on history Macgregor provides, detailing moments the average man and woman would not otherwise read. History does have a way of repeating itself, WWI, WWII…. hopefully not WWIII.
Author: Cal. Douglas Macgregor, Retired
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Reviewing a book is like opening your prize in a raffle contest. You are holding ticket. You just don’t know what is inside the wrapped cover until you crack the book’s spine, open the book and begin to read. When that book is about the author’s selection of the five battles that changed the face of modern war”, it is unanticipated the book will be a straight read from coffee shop to coffee shop. Inside the Beltway, that is how things get done.
By surprise, a key element.
Col. Douglas Macgregor, retired, sat down to pen his book affirming lessons are learned from the past. After all, Macgregor says, America is under the global microscope of its competitors when it comes to organizing and equipping forces.
Col. Macgregor has a University of Virginia degree in International relations. The author of five books Macgregor set up a defense and foreign policy consulting firm in what insiders called NoVa, Northern Virginia, close enough to the movers and shakers yet far enough away to maintain distance and not break the budget.
West Pointer Macgregor researched deeply in to the last centuries major battles of Mons, 1914, Shanghai 1937, Belorussia 1944, Suez 1973 and Iraq, 1991 focused these clashes show restructuring the American military is core to “what it takes to fight and win” according to Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger USA, Retired.
The days of WWI and WWII are gone in a cyber security world. Rules of engagement are changed when a flash drive is the tool of deception, carrying secrets of the door, not one document at a time, more, undetermined war. The margin of victory is changed beyond bad policies, failed tactics and dysfunctional command structures. Macgregor puts forth proposing replacing old leaders with new concepts, new strategic concepts that can be operational, new questions being asked.
Leadership must be on board, writes Macgregor or the “margin of victory” will be lost by failed strategy leaders won’t let go of. Macgregor provides the example of Sir Richard Haldane as an example of world stage leaders seeing this military leadership strategy as pattern. There are better solutions, Macgregor writes.
The appeal of “Margin of Victory” is beyond the obvious military market. Macgregor’s thoroughness to detail allows the dates of events to be woven in to timelines providing an eye in to progression of the world, evolving in to our world situation today.
One could read the year 1914 in relation to the Battle of Mons. Time-lining that date in to a technological trail shows what is often not seen, that the world moves on parallel paths. Technology was evolving as WW1 was being fought, during the time the Nazis were using scientists and academics in the Nazi grand plan of a New World Order.
One day’s enemies can become the next days friend. Conversely, one days friend, Russia, to whom a country, to whom Roosevelt gave arms access in a 5 year lend-lease can become an enemy, as it is portrayed in news stories.
Who could have thought to consider, picking up “Margin To Victory,” a history lesson Macgregor teaches, beyond the battles of Mons, Shanghai, Belorussia, Suez and Iraq, is military practice to ‘hold your friends close and your enemies closer’ a practice of America’s military over the century, repeatedly, over and over again as did America with its “lend to lease” program.
Keep your eye on the prize. Read at one’s own pace, with an eye on history Macgregor provides, detailing moments the average man and woman would not otherwise read. History does have a way of repeating itself, WWI, WWII…. hopefully not WWIII.
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