By Christopher Miskimon
The war in Ukraine is a mix of the old and new. Both sides fight with a combination of weapons that date back to the Soviet Union and which were created after the war began and are still being refined. Since the war began in February 2022 it has gone through phases of offensive and defensive for both sides. The war’s character changed as innovations and unforeseen developments forced adaptation. The Ukraine War has revealed the two most important factors in determining victory or defeat: the soundness of its overall strategy and the ability to rapidly adjust to unpredictable circumstances.
The author is a retired major general of the Australian Army and has written widely on modern warfare in general and the Ukraine War in particular. This book examines the basis of both combatant nation’s strategies and how they are only the starting point for how a country will change and evolve its actions as new situations arise. It also examines the importance of the human factor and leadership in the conduct of modern warfare.
The War for Ukraine: Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire (Mick Ryan, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD, 2024, 346 pp., maps, notes, bibliography, index, $34.95, hardcover)
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