Fantastic explanation and analysis, thank you! I am old enough to remember the Vietnam War as a military/ political ‘adventure’/ disaster when a little kid learning to read the newspapers. Another good example of key combatants having completely divergent time horizons, scope of war theatre, and objectives strategies. Which on the part o…
Fantastic explanation and analysis, thank you! I am old enough to remember the Vietnam War as a military/ political ‘adventure’/ disaster when a little kid learning to read the newspapers. Another good example of key combatants having completely divergent time horizons, scope of war theatre, and objectives strategies. Which on the part of allies, turned out to be unrealistic. Am very troubled that, right now, so many lessons from living memory have been forgotten.
Hi Lucy, thanks for taking the time to read this and write this. Your comment on divergent time horizons is really important. It is one area where politicians, strategists, the business community and citizens need better alignment! All the best, Mick Ryan
Fantastic explanation and analysis, thank you! I am old enough to remember the Vietnam War as a military/ political ‘adventure’/ disaster when a little kid learning to read the newspapers. Another good example of key combatants having completely divergent time horizons, scope of war theatre, and objectives strategies. Which on the part of allies, turned out to be unrealistic. Am very troubled that, right now, so many lessons from living memory have been forgotten.
Hi Lucy, thanks for taking the time to read this and write this. Your comment on divergent time horizons is really important. It is one area where politicians, strategists, the business community and citizens need better alignment! All the best, Mick Ryan