Milstack Saturday
30 June 2026
‘Milstack Saturday’ showcases the best articles on military subjects that I read in the preceding week. Please note that, while I await the publication of additional articles about tactical aspects of the war in the Persian Gulf, Milstack Special has gone into occlusion.
At La Voie de l’Épée (The Way of the Sword), Michel Goya compares the recent employment of B-52 bombers in the Persian Gulf with the use of the same sort of aircraft during the Vietnam War. (DeepL Translator)
At Garrison Notes, Theo Lipsky provides a guide to his writings on higher education in the US Army during, and shortly after, the Great War of 1914-1918. (I recommend reading the Substack posts before engaging the article that appeared in Chronicles of Higher Education.) (Archive.is)
At Eyes Only, Wes O’Donnell provides a tour d’horizon of the offerings of European arms makers. (Spoiler alert: This ain’t your father’s Eurosatory.)
At War and Warfare, Harinder Singh imagines a world in which China shoots at satellites.
After asking ‘why do Sahel bases fall so often’, War Mapper examines operational dynamics, logistical imperatives, and military architecture of sub-Saharan insurgencies.
War Mapper has also provided a guide to spotting robot-rendered maps.
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Excellent round up Bruce, thank you!