SWJ: praise given and reviews (merged)

[William F. Owen]

The Scottish Poet Robert (Bobby) Burns said it in plain simple English: "It takes no brains, no genius to criticize."

"Pedants will be able to cite exceptions, and thus undermine useful (insightful) theory. Their depredations must be firmly resisted by one simple test: does the theory generally aid understanding of useful military problems? If so, then exceptions are permissible."
J.P. Storr “Human Aspects of Command”

OK. You have my attention. What are you trying to say?

[SWCAdmin]

Phil Spector jailed for 19 years.

Not sure about this new crowd we're running with.

[davidbfpo]

In a Tom Ricks guest column 'The decay of the profession of arms' fulsome praise for SWC:

Up until now, the most vibrant professional debates have been almost exclusively hosted by privately run websites such as Small Wars Journal and Abu Muqawama.

Link:http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts....t37SUW1I.dpuf

Note Abu M is no longer active.

The article is worth a read in total, although US Army-centric.

[davidbfpo]

Prompted by a "Digger's" comment (in a new thread) I have searched for similar thankyou messages and praise - hence three old, closed threads being merged today. I think there are more somewhere.

The title was SWJ model the future of academic literature; it will now become SWJ: praise given and reviews.

What the "Digger" wrote:

the original leader in the field of online commentary from experienced military voices and commentators. The Small Wars Journal continues to be a learning mecca for junior commanders.

[davidbfpo]

Found just a comment in 2009 by Professor David Betz, Kings War Studies:

The best and most established one-stop shop for insurgency related researchers and practitioners; part blog, part discussion forum, it also maintains an extensive library of links to other resources.

Link:http://internationalstudies.oxfordre...j3re&result=43