A Springboard for Debate on 21st-Century Warfare

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A Springboard for Debate on 21st-Century Warfare

Yellow Smoke: The Future of Land Warfare for America's Military. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Scales Jr., U.S. Army, Ret. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 181 pages; index; $24.95.

One of the problems that military theorists are having these days is that wars are happening before theory can catch up. Whether or not the Iraqi war is going to reinforce old truths or fortify new ones is still open to question-the Third Infantry Division is securing the Baghdad Airport as this is written-but thoughtful soldiers will find Maj. Gen. Bob Scales' new ...

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