Richard D Hooker
Biographic Data
| ID | 5905071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard D Hooker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard D |
| FAMILY NAME | Hooker |
| SIGNATURE | HOOKER R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Defense University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The State of the US Army
This article argues that the US Army remains dangerously optimized for counterinsurgency, leaving it ill-equipped for a high-intensity ground war against near-peer adversaries like Russia or China. Unlike standard modernization literature that focuses solely on technology, this analysis highlights how bloated staffs and personnel policies that prioritize equity over battlefield excellence undermine combat readiness. The analysis evaluates 2026 fo…
Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander
This article argues that the historical assessment of Dwight D. Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in World War II lacks objectivity and balance. It identifies several strategic errors and missteps attributable to Eisenhower, which resulted in severe casualties and prolonged the war in Europe. The conclusions can help US military practitioners and policymakers assess the background and qualities required for …
Taking the War Colleges from Good to Great
S can the literature these days and you will see a welter of commentary about professional military education, most of it focused on the war colleges. 1 The war colleges share many positive virtues and are justly proud of their contributions, but all have areas that can be improved and strengthened. Compared to other professions like law, medicine, and engineering, military professional education lacks the rigor, strict admissions standards, flex…
Understanding U.S. Grand Strategy
"The Strange Voyage"
War is the father and the king of all." -Heraclitus
Beyond "Vom Kriege"
I t is the tragedy of history that man cannot free himself from war. Indeed, far more than by the development of art or literature or trade or political institutions, the history of man has been determined by the wars he has fought. Time and again, advanced and cultured societies have been laid low by more primitive and virile enemies with superior military institutions and a stronger will to fight. The end of the Cold War, the rise of globalizat…
Soldiers of the State
Beyond "Vom Kriege"
This article was first published in the Summer 2005 issue of Parameters. You may not be interested in war.., but is interested in you. --Leon Trotsky It is the tragedy of history that man cannot free himself from war. Indeed, far more than by the development of art or literature or trade or political institutions, the history of man has been determined by the wars he has fought. Time and again, advanced and cultured societies have been laid low b…
Soldiers of the State
In American academe today the dominant view of is sternly critical of the military, asserting that of the military is dangerously eroded. (1) Though tension clearly exists in the relationship, the current critique is largely inaccurate and badly overwrought. Far from overstepping its bounds, America's military operates comfortably within constitutional notions of separated powers, participating appropriately in defense and national security polic…
The World Will Hold Its Breath
Maneuver Warfare
The Mythology Surrounding Maneuver Warfare
Presidential Decisionmaking and Use of Force
Affirmative Action and Combat Exclusion
The issue of women in combat, thought to be resolved by the demise of the Equal Rights Amendment and the conservatism of successive presidential administrations in this decade, is riding the crest of continuously evolving social mores and changing views of sexual politics. Changes in definitions of sex roles and the removal of many traditional barriers to women in the U.S. Army and the other military services insures that this emotional and confr…
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Affirmative Action and Combat Exclusion
The issue of women in combat, thought to be resolved by the demise of the Equal Rights Amendment and the conservatism of successive presidential administrations in this decade, is riding the crest of continuously evolving social mores and changing views of sexual politics. Changes in definitions of sex roles and the removal of many traditional barriers to women in the U.S. Army and the other military services insures that this emotional and confr…
Presidential Decisionmaking and Use of Force
The Mythology Surrounding Maneuver Warfare
Maneuver Warfare
The World Will Hold Its Breath
Soldiers of the State
In American academe today the dominant view of is sternly critical of the military, asserting that of the military is dangerously eroded. (1) Though tension clearly exists in the relationship, the current critique is largely inaccurate and badly overwrought. Far from overstepping its bounds, America's military operates comfortably within constitutional notions of separated powers, participating appropriately in defense and national security polic…
Beyond "Vom Kriege"
This article was first published in the Summer 2005 issue of Parameters. You may not be interested in war.., but is interested in you. --Leon Trotsky It is the tragedy of history that man cannot free himself from war. Indeed, far more than by the development of art or literature or trade or political institutions, the history of man has been determined by the wars he has fought. Time and again, advanced and cultured societies have been laid low b…
Beyond "Vom Kriege"
I t is the tragedy of history that man cannot free himself from war. Indeed, far more than by the development of art or literature or trade or political institutions, the history of man has been determined by the wars he has fought. Time and again, advanced and cultured societies have been laid low by more primitive and virile enemies with superior military institutions and a stronger will to fight. The end of the Cold War, the rise of globalizat…
Soldiers of the State
"The Strange Voyage"
War is the father and the king of all." -Heraclitus
Understanding U.S. Grand Strategy
Taking the War Colleges from Good to Great
S can the literature these days and you will see a welter of commentary about professional military education, most of it focused on the war colleges. 1 The war colleges share many positive virtues and are justly proud of their contributions, but all have areas that can be improved and strengthened. Compared to other professions like law, medicine, and engineering, military professional education lacks the rigor, strict admissions standards, flex…
Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander
This article argues that the historical assessment of Dwight D. Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in World War II lacks objectivity and balance. It identifies several strategic errors and missteps attributable to Eisenhower, which resulted in severe casualties and prolonged the war in Europe. The conclusions can help US military practitioners and policymakers assess the background and qualities required for …
The State of the US Army
This article argues that the US Army remains dangerously optimized for counterinsurgency, leaving it ill-equipped for a high-intensity ground war against near-peer adversaries like Russia or China. Unlike standard modernization literature that focuses solely on technology, this analysis highlights how bloated staffs and personnel policies that prioritize equity over battlefield excellence undermine combat readiness. The analysis evaluates 2026 fo…
Political science (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Military History and Strategy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · History (3 works) · Military and Defense Studies (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works)