NOSI - Naval Open Source Intelligence: GroundWarfare

Ground Warfare - Scions of the Surge

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:09:30 GMT

Newsweek - Five years on, the war is transforming the American officer corps.

Ground Warfare - Challenging the Generals

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:54:37 GMT

New York Times Magazine - America’s junior officers are fighting the war on the ground in Iraq, and the experience is making a number of them lose faith in their superiors.

Ground Warfare - How I Spent the War

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:28:15 GMT

New Yorker - Nobel laureate Gunter Grass reflects on how he spent World War II - with the Waffen SS.

Ground Warfare - The Women’s War

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:05:16 GMT

New York Times Magazine - Many female soldiers have lived through the terrible violence of the war in Iraq. Others have experienced sexual assault - or worse, a combination of the two. They have found themselves struggling to cope with their lives.

Ground Warfare - Iraq's Mercenary King

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:54:18 GMT

Vanity Fair - As a former C.I.A. agent, the author Robert Baer knows how mercenaries work: in the shadows. But how did a notorious former British officer, Tim Spicer, come to coordinate the second-largest army in Iraq - the tens of thousands of private security contractors?

Ground Warfare - Be More Than You Can Be

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:33:17 GMT

Wired - Heat-resistant. Cold-proof. Tireless. Tomorrow’s soldiers are just like today’s - only better. Inside the Pentagon’s human enhancement project.

Ground Warfare - The Making, and Unmaking, of a Child Soldier

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:20:52 GMT

New York Times Magazine - One boy’s tortuous entanglement in an African civil war.

Ground Warfare - Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration At Army's Top Medical Facility

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:03:13 GMT

Washington Post - An interesting look at what happens to wounded Soldiers and Marines who get their care at Walter Reed.

Washington Post - The Hotel Aftermath.

Ground Warfare - Weapon Of Mass Destruction

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:01:56 GMT

Washington Post - The AK-47 has become the world's most prolific and effective combat weapon, a device so cheap and simple that it can be bought in many countries for less than the cost of a live chicken.

Ground Warfare - We must remember them all

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:23:44 GMT

Daily Telegraph - Are battlefield conditions worse for the modern soldier, or are today's veterans not as tough as their predecessors? To mark Remembrance Day, The Daily Telegraph has assembled a unique panel of veterans with experience of all the major conflicts over the past 65 years.

Daily Telegraph - The veterans.

Ground Warfare - The War on Terror

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:10:56 GMT

Wired - Shell-shocked troops are coming back from Iraq with snakes in their heads. A new virtual reality treatment offers hope for vets.

Ground Warfare - Bringing It All Back Home

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 28 May 2006 10:15:07 GMT

New York Times - When Chuck Norris joined the National Guard, he wasn't expecting to end up in one of the worst corners of the Sunni Triangle. Now he's home in Pennsylvania, with his fellow guardsmen and memories he just can't shake.

Ground Warfare - American military tactics - How to Do Better

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:56:31 GMT

Economist - After brutal blunders in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American army has become more intelligent—and hopes to be more effective.

Any article that quotes General David Petraeus, Colonel H.R. McMaster, and Major John Nagl - three of the Army's intellectuals - must be interesting...

Ground Warfare - The Struggle to Gauge a War's Psychological Cost

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:21:13 GMT

New York Times - A look at combat stress in soldiers in Iraq.

Ground Warfare - The Rise of the Body Bots

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 12:36:45 GMT

IEEE Spectrum - Science-fiction fans have long become accustomed to the idea of steely commandos clad in robotic exoskeletons taking on huge, vicious, extraterrestrial beasts, shadowy evil cyborgs, or even each other. Supersoldiers encased in sleek, self-powered armor figure memorably in such works as Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 novel Starship Troopers, Joe W. Haldeman's 1975 The Forever War, and many other books and movies...Today, in Japan and the United States, engineers are finally putting some practical exoskeletons through their paces outside of laboratories.

Ground Warfare - VR Goggles Heal Scars of War

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:00:04 GMT

Wired - Another look at how the videogame Full Spectrum Warrior is being used to treat combat stress.

Ground Warfare - The Army must not be a scapegoat for our society

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:58:23 GMT

Daily Telegraph - Historian Max Hastings on how the rules of conduct in war have changed since World War II...

For more background on this essay read: Daily Telegraph - Army risks losing its reputation, warns general.

Ground Warfare - The Other Army

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:26:46 GMT

New York Times Magazine - There are dozens of private security companies operating in Iraq, and Triple Canopy is one of the largest. How was it formed, who are its men - and what is the line between "security" and warfare?

Ground Warfare - Private Warriors

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:00:34 GMT

Frontline - Outsourcing, military style...Over 120,000 private contractors are preparing the food, refueling the planes, and protecting the pipelines and generals in Iraq. But what are the dangers in bringing in the private sector to prosecute the war?

Read the transcript of the show here.

Ground Warfare - The Way We Went

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 19:37:05 GMT

Daily Telegraph - A superb recollection of what exactly infantry combat on the Western Front in World War II was really like. Sixty years ago W F Deedes led his British infantry company across Europe. Last month, aged 92, he retraced his steps, reviving memories and recalling old friends. This is his story, told for the first time. Lord Deedes later went on to become the Editor of the Daily Telegraph from 1974-1986 and continues to write for it.

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.

Ground Warfare - How are the mighty fallen

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:24:33 GMT

The Economist - Russian conscription is one of Europe's worst human-rights scandals. But the system is too lucrative for the top brass to scrap it.

Ground Warfare - 'Am I Next?'

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:13:08 GMT

Washington Post - Ann Scott Tyson on patrol with an Iowa National Guard unit in Ramadi.

Ground Warfare - Bad law is making a Just War so much harder to fight

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 10:53:44 GMT

Daily Telegraph - John Keegan on the difficulty of applying the rule of law in guerilla warfare.

Ground Warfare - For Female GIs, Combat Is a Fact

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 13 May 2005 10:52:06 GMT

Washington Post - Many soldiers support qualified women joining infantry, but Congress is moving in other direction. A look at how US women serving in the Army in Iraq are in combat every day...

Ground Warfare - Dick Winters' Reflections on His Band of Brothers, D-Day and Leadership

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 08:32:39 GMT

American History - Major Richard "Dick" Winters of "Band of Brothers" fame speaks candidly about the men and actions of Easy Company and reflects on D-Day and the lessons he learned about leadership.

Ground Warfare - A Company of Soldiers

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 10:17:06 GMT

Frontline - Over 30 days and 26 missions, the story of the men of Dog Company - the Army's 1-8 Cavalry Regiment stationed in South Baghdad on the bank on the Tigris River. The final battle for Iraq will be won or lost in places like this and by soldiers like these. Read the transcript

Ground Warfare - Recalling Iraq's Terrors Through Virtual Reality

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:44:55 GMT

Washington Post - The US military is attempting to battle post traumatic stress disorder with virtual reality tools.

More from San Diego Union Tribune - Military to try virtual combat stress remedy .

Ground Warfare - The Soldier's Heart

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:10:50 GMT

Frontline - The military teaches soldiers how to fight, how to kill, how to survive. But who teaches them how to live with themselves? An examination of an underreported story of the Iraq war: the psychological cost on those who fight it. You can start by reading the complete transcript.

Ground Warfare - Who Do You Trust More: G.I. Joe or A.I. Joe?

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:31:38 GMT

New York Times - An interesting follow-up to the article earlier this week on robotic soldiers and the Army's Future Combat System. It asks an interesting question: Is there still a good reason to trust ourselves or should we defer to a computer's calculations?

Ground Warfare - Thunder Run

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:35:39 GMT

LeanWrite - I just finished reading Thunder Run by David Zucchino, which is a superb account of the Battle of Baghdad as waged by the Third Infantry Division. It is being called the "Black Hawk Down" of Operation Iraqi Freedom. An excellent study of urban warfare and small unit cohesion.

More can be learned about this key battle here:

StrategyPage - The Battle of Baghdad

Army Magazine - Baghdad: The Crossroads

Daily Telegraph - The 10-Hour Battle for Curly, Larry, and Moe

PBS Frontline - The Invasion of Iraq - Interview with Col. David Perkins

Washington Post - 3 Key Battles Turned Tide of Invasion

Ground Warfare - A New Model Army Soldier Rolls Closer to Battle

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:53:25 GMT

New York Times - The Pentagon predicts that robots will be a major fighting force in the American military in less than a decade, hunting and killing enemies in combat.

Daily Telegraph - Pentagon prepares to build £70bn robot army .

Ground Warfare - Army Wages War on Modern Menaces

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 21:37:53 GMT

Wired - A very interesting look at the new ground warfare technologies being shown at the Army Science Conference.

There are two separate articles by the author describing this conference: Army Wages War on Modern Menaces and More Robot Grunts Ready for Duty

Ground Warfare - Modern Soldiers From Ancient Texts

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:28:56 GMT

Washington Post - Thomas Ricks on how to reduce combat stress in soldiers.

Ground Warfare - Two Soldiers

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:44:15 GMT

New Yorker - A look at how the dead come home.

Ground Warfare - The Price of Valour

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 18 Jul 2004 09:10:11 GMT

The New Yorker - We train our soldiers to kill for us. Afterward, they’re on their own. A first person look at how combat stress is affecting the US Army - and Marines - in Iraq and Afghanistan.