Did Gumz address the impact of widespread, instantaneous, personal communications and the absolute (and often asinine) democratization of media?

Did he talk about virtual sanctuaries in addition to the classic geographical sanctuaries?

Did he address globalization of insurgent movements enabled by contemporary transportation networks?

Did he address the impact of the rise of social sciences and their subsequent corruption by political activists?

Did he address the differences between classic cell structured organizations and contemporary viral or distributed organizations?

If he failed to address these points, he missed the impact of the second half of the XXth Century on Small Wars (insurgency, irregular warfare, LIC, etc. - pick your buzz word). I'm all about historical-mindedness, but historical models have limits. I would argue that Gumz is being excessively reactionary and conservative in response to the "revisionist" young firebrands. The young guns can be seen as 'cherry-picking' history, but given the dynamics that are present in the world, we have to. No classic model or example comprehensively integrates the factors that shape the current environment.