A new issue of Army History is out. From AFJ, Paul Scharre on optimizing the Army for irregular and conventional wars. The Navy will soon sail uncharted waters in the North Pole — and it won’t be a pleasure cruise. A review of The Dream Machine: The Untold History of the Notorious V-22 Osprey by Richard Whittle. A review of Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground by Robert Kaplan. The creation of the all-volunteer Army in the 1970s was a direct response to the way the draft and a citizen’s army undermined an imperial war in Vietnam; when it came to paying attention to or caring about such wars, it also turned out to mean an all-volunteer situation domestically. A review of From Mercenaries to Market: The Rise and Regulation of Private Military Companies. How many civilians has the US killed in the War on Terror? Americans seem content with evidence-free declarations saying we avoid killing civilians. John Horgan on why soldiers get a kick out of killing. Why men love war: The reasons and causes — territory, ideology, WMDs — may change with the times, but our lust for it is eternal. A review of Makers of Ancient Strategy: From the Persian Wars to the Fall of Rome. How we learned to stop worrying and let dystopian SF movies inspire our military bots: An interview with P.W. Singer, author of Wired for War (and a review). Workshopping the next generation of American war literature: The literature about war allows readers to see the human face of events that have been reduced to headlines and body counts. In a world of failing states, terrorists and rogue regimes, where enemies adapt, war has become morally and strategically harder than ever; every war is a war of choice. A review of War in an Age of Risk by Christoper Coker.