Archive - Dead Carl and You

Gods and Mortals: Building a Universal Theory of War

Explaining Prussia's defeat and Russia's triumph over Napoleon

Jul 9 •

May 2025

In Defense of Taiwan: Attrition or Annihilation?

Stockpiles, Industry, and Battle and the Danger of Overcorrecting

May 14 •

April 2025

When Pogroms Returned to Eastern Europe

"They dragged the women and children out by their hair"

Published on Casus Belli: War in Donbas • Apr 21

A Modest Proposal For Restoring the Warrior Ethos

Signalgate and How the Secretary of Defense Can Preserve His Honor

Apr 1 •

March 2025

What will it take to end the war in Ukraine?

When and how will the war end? Here's what Clausewitz tells us:

Published on Dead Carl and You • Mar 19

The Death of Conquest and the Costs of Incompetence

Supporting Ukraine as Signaling and Why Aggression Doesn't Pay

Mar 6 •

February 2025

The Stars and Stripes Forever - A Call to Sincere Citizenship

As we speak, great crimes are being perpetrated against our nation.

Published on Sincere Citizenship • Feb 12

January 2025

Did German Industry Want a War in 1914?

The case of Hugo Stinnes shows they did not and exposes the weakness of a materialist explanation for the conflict

Jan 15 •

December 2024

Dead Carl Lives! - Why Clausewitz Endures

Reading and understanding Clausewitz is worth your time

Dec 11, 2024 •

October 2024

The Anatomy of a Coup: July 20th and January 6th

What Made Jan 6th a Coup, and Why it Failed

Oct 31, 2024 •

The United States Is Not More Deadly For Civilians Than Russia

A Response to "Comparing Russian and US Airstrikes: Which are More Dangerous for Civilians?" and a Critique of the Airwars Project

Oct 11, 2024 •

The Kaiser and His Men: Civil-Military Relations in Wilhelmine Germany

The Limits of the Military Profession - Germany 1871-1914

Oct 2, 2024 •

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Secretary of Defense Rock

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