Donald Vandergriff
A 26 year Marine and US Army officer. I served enlisted time as a Marine infantryman and enlisted tanker. Author or editor of 11 books and over a 100 articles on leader development, military culture and Maneuver Warfare.
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Mission Command and Armed Robotic Systems: A Cultural, Not a Technical, Problem
Robert Bunker’s Land Warfare Paper 132 “LWP-132 Mission Command and Armed Robotic Systems-Command-and-control-A Human and Machine Assessment” does something useful. It states clearly what the Army still refuses to accept: mission command, a...
Why the Republicans Lost the 2026 Midterms—and the Path to Victory in 2028
Why the Republicans Lost the 2026 Midterms—and the Path to Victory in 2028
The 2026 midterm elections were not a conventional political setback. They were a decisive engagement in an ongoing internal insurgency. Democrats flipped control o...
Major Gerry Long’s “In Praise of Walking the Ground: Antietam & the Somme” is a model of what serious professional military education should produce.
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Ground in Detail: The terrain of the battlefield made it difficult for commanders to monitor events outside of their sectors. Moreover, McClellan’s headquarters was more than a mile in the rear (at the Philip...
Major Gerry Long’s examination of Mikhail Frunze and the foundations of modern Russian military doctrine
Introduction by Donald E Vandergriff:
Major Gerry Long’s examination of Mikhail Frunze and the foundations of modern Russian military doctrine is a valuable contribution to understanding the operational culture still visible in the Ru...
Introduction to “The Last Gate” by InfantryDort
Introduction by Donald E Vandergriff
In an era when the very foundations of the American republic face sustained pressure from within, InfantryDort’s essay “The Last Gate” stands as a clear, unflinching, and urgently needed reminder of...
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A 24 year enlisted Marine, enlisted NG and a US Army officer. Author, editor or contributed chapters to 16 books and over a 150 articles on leader development, military culture and Maneuver Warfare. I can be reached at donvandergriff.org
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