Milstack Saturday

16 May 2026

May 16, 2026

Espérence-Léon Broquet *Au Bois des Zouaves* (Mémoire des Hommes)

‘Milstack Saturday’ showcases the best articles on military subjects (other than the current conflict in the Persian Gulf) that I read in the preceding week. For links to noteworthy articles on the excepted topic, please see Milstack Special: the War in the Persian Gulf.

Commander Salamander implies that, when Shahed drones go off duty, they like to watch reruns of Murder, She Wrote.

Rwizi Rweizooba Ainomugisha converts a submarine simulation into a ‘how to hire a spy’ game.

The Operational Art of War runs the numbers on two very different air campaigns.

Brandon Rapp describes the mobilization systems of European armies of 1914 as ‘engines of catastrophe’.

OODA synthesist Mark McGrath recommends that you audit your orientation.