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John Amble

  • Editorial Director, Modern War Institute at West Point and Host, The Spear
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: The Spear, Military Review, War on the Rocks, Modern War Institute, Urban Warfare Project, Small Wars Journal, RealClear Defense
Editorial Director Modern War Institute at West Point; former @WarOnTheRocks; Iraq/Afghan vet. Tweet mostly about war, and sometimes sports on weekends.
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MWI Podcast: How Commanders Win Wars

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By John Amble
| westpoint.edu
In late 1776, George Washington was outnumbered more four to one by British forces and on the run from enemy pursuit. Comparatively disadvantaged by virtually every measure, he not only kept his combat power intact but turned the tides of the war. When Ulysses S. Grant took overall command of Union forces in 1864, he faced the same challenges that each of his predecessors had failed to overcome.
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MWI Book Club: Defeat Into Victory

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By Theo Lipsky, John Amble
| westpoint.edu
Welcome to the MWI Book Club, a new podcast dedicated to the proposition that a military that reads books is a military that wins wars. Join cohosts Theo Lipsky and John Amble for this second episode as they read one of the great war memoirs of all time: Defeat into Victory, by Field Marshal William Slim. In the early months of 1942, the Japanese Army dealt the Allies a humiliating defeat in Burma. Amid a hasty British retreat north toward India, William Slim arrived to take command.
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MWI Podcast: NATO’s Ankara Summit

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By John Amble
| westpoint.edu
This week, the leaders of NATO’s thirty-two member states gathered for the alliance’s 2026 summit in Turkey. Over two days of private meetings and public remarks, the states discussed a range of issues and challenges facing the alliance—from the threat posed by Russia to the pressing need for European states to shoulder more of the burden of defending Europe. But how much can observers learn from the summit?
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