Eeben Barlow's Military and Security Blog

I would like to wish each and every visitor to the blog a blessed and merry festive season. To those who celebrate the meaning of Christ...

When Piet Fourie and Johan Jonker of Bush War Books ( www.warbooks.co.za ) asked if I would be willing to visit several MOTH shellhol...

I have been asked if there are currently any reviews of Composite Warfare available on the web. The short answer…”Yes”. I was abl...

This past weekend witnessed the solemn commemorations of Remembrance Day around the world. It was indeed a fitting time to remember...

The first review of my book ‘Composite Warfare: The conduct of successful ground force operations in Africa’ has been published on Defen...

Every military unit and every nation has its own heroes who stand steadfast even when the chips were down. These are men who, faced...

As Africa drags itself ever closer to the abyss, one would think that governments would be paying a lot more attention to strategic inte...