Published On Sep 16, 2024
A discussion of how the British and French Armies are different and similar
A must read for French readers: https://amzn.to/3zkGpFo
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Credentials
04:03 How are the two armies different?
07:27 The SCORPION program
18:02 How are the two armies similar?
26:37 Conclusion: So what if they can't fight big wars?
27:56 Final remarks from Jean-Dominique Merchet
My stuff on the Brits:
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re...
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand...
https://wavellroom.com/2023/05/05/ret...
My stuff on the French:
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re...
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re...
https://wavellroom.com/2022/06/22/fre...
https://warontherocks.com/2023/04/why...
https://tnsr.org/2020/11/frances-war-...
Check out my substack:
https://shurkin.substack.com/
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/ michael-shurkin-ph-d-1397641a
Last but not least:
https://www.michaelshurkin.com/