Papers by Jason W Warren
Abstract: Army culture does not currently value or incentivize education and broadening for senio... more Abstract: Army culture does not currently value or incentivize education and broadening for senior leaders, as it did prior to 1950. Various structural factors, such as the creation of a mega-bureaucracy, co-equal service branches, and a fixation with tactics, have contributed to the decline in numbers of educated and broadened leaders in the molds of Generals Pershing, MacArthur, and Eisenhower. The Army’s strategic performance since the Korean War is symptomatic of this cultural decline.
In a review of two Parameters articles (the Army's academic journal), I challenge the idea that p... more In a review of two Parameters articles (the Army's academic journal), I challenge the idea that population-centric COIN and/or financial/law enforcement campaigns will defeat ISIS. Instead, I argue that a return to a Clausewitzian tradition would better serve Western forces fighting ISIS.
A synthesis paper of an academic conference focused on U.S. Army (and pre-1775 militia structure)... more A synthesis paper of an academic conference focused on U.S. Army (and pre-1775 militia structure) drawdowns from the founding to the present.
Books by Jason W Warren
A history of American attitudes toward standing forces and force structure, as well as an account... more A history of American attitudes toward standing forces and force structure, as well as an account of the successes and failures during "drawdowns" between major wars.
A Matter of Timing: The U.S. Army Response to a Zombie Invasion
I used the historical case studies of the military response to the L.A. Riots, Hurricane Katrina,... more I used the historical case studies of the military response to the L.A. Riots, Hurricane Katrina, and the Union occupation of Civil War Texas to examine how the military, particularly the Army, would respond to a zombie invasion. Most importantly, I had a blast (no pun intended) writing it.
The Routledge Handbook of American Military and Diplomatic History Handbook, Colonial Period to 1877
Author of chapter entitled "The Spirit of '76: King Philip's War and Bacon's Rebellion, 1675-1676"
Lecture by Jason W Warren
Lecture on book Connecticut Unscathed entitled "Success Amidst Disaster"
I gave a lecture on my book for the Brooks E. Kleber Memorial Reading in Military History, on 5 F... more I gave a lecture on my book for the Brooks E. Kleber Memorial Reading in Military History, on 5 Feb 2015.
Myths and Realities of 17th Century Warfare in New England
In a keynote address at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum, I discuss a number of issues that I raise... more In a keynote address at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum, I discuss a number of issues that I raise in chats 1 and 6 of my book CT Unscathed, challenging long-held assumptions about warfare in 17th century New England
Syllabi by Jason W Warren
Syllabus for graduate-level ancient western military history elective currently taught at the Arm... more Syllabus for graduate-level ancient western military history elective currently taught at the Army War College, utilizing both translated primary and secondary sources. Note this is designed for a 75 page count per lesson and taught in 3 hour class blocks.
Conferences Video Links by Jason W Warren
American Use of Landpower Since 9/11 Conference
Harry Summers—a researcher in the War College’s Strategic Studies Institute—analyzed the Army’s p... more Harry Summers—a researcher in the War College’s Strategic Studies Institute—analyzed the Army’s performance in the Vietnam War. His On Strategy: The Vietnam War in Context (1982) was a controversial landmark study of the use of military force, particularly landpower. In the spirit of On Strategy, the War College now seeks to examine the American use of landpower since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 through multiple strategic perspectives.
There are many possible paper topics associated with strategic landpower. They include: the evolving nature of war; strategic analysis of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; perspectives of regional combatant commands and theater armies; landpower issues associated with the reserve components and institutional army; ground force modernization and transformation; civil-military relations; roles of the interagency and non-governmental organizations; and law and ethics of war. This is far from an exhaustive list, and the War College welcomes all serious proposals on relevant topics.
Book Reviews by Jason W Warren
I n reviewing Paul Rahe's The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, I am faced with a dilemma, just... more I n reviewing Paul Rahe's The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, I am faced with a dilemma, just as the Spartans' so-called "grand strategy" confronted from the 6th through 4th centuries B.C. Rahe's volume, in his projected trilogy dedicated to "diplomacy and war" of classical Sparta, is richly detailed and elegantly written, yet the work fails to encompass the title, losing its theme in the densely detailed text. (xv) The Spartans could not easily project power given the inherently limited demographic base of its slavocracy, which its complex oligarchy had established in the southern Peloponnese. Yet Sparta risked irreplaceable Spartiate casualties when giving battle to suppress, in succession, the neighboring Argives, the invading Persians (and their Greek allies), the Athenians, and the Thebans. Spartan "grand strategy," as Rahe would have it, succeeded over the better part of three centuries before collapsing under its flawed demographic calculus, while it was a necessity to the "freedom" of the Greek poleis. His tome is also requisite, but based on an apparatus of an underdeveloped strategic theme.
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There are many possible paper topics associated with strategic landpower. They include: the evolving nature of war; strategic analysis of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; perspectives of regional combatant commands and theater armies; landpower issues associated with the reserve components and institutional army; ground force modernization and transformation; civil-military relations; roles of the interagency and non-governmental organizations; and law and ethics of war. This is far from an exhaustive list, and the War College welcomes all serious proposals on relevant topics.
Book Reviews by Jason W Warren
There are many possible paper topics associated with strategic landpower. They include: the evolving nature of war; strategic analysis of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; perspectives of regional combatant commands and theater armies; landpower issues associated with the reserve components and institutional army; ground force modernization and transformation; civil-military relations; roles of the interagency and non-governmental organizations; and law and ethics of war. This is far from an exhaustive list, and the War College welcomes all serious proposals on relevant topics.