Ethan Brown is an Air Force veteran, who served 11 years as a tactical air control party specialist. Since leaving the service in 2020, he works as a policy analyst for the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) in Washington, D.C. He contributes to a variety of national security publications. His work has been featured in Diplomatic Courier, Modern War Institute, Task & Purpose, and War on the Rocks.

• Author’s Note and ThanksPrefaceIntroduction Part I: StabilityChapter 1 The Good War and the Bad WarChapter 2 Making StandardChapter 3 Coalition of WarChapter 4 Urban CanyonsChapter 5 Shoulder to ShoulderChapter 6 National CaveatsChapter 7 Rise of the ManhuntChapter 8 Innovators Part II: NecessityChapter 9 Desolation ValleyChapter 10 Breaking the NetworkChapter 11 Strategic OperatorsChapter 12 Joint in all ThingsChapter 13 One War “Ends”Chapter 14 CasualtiesChapter 15 The LullChapter 16 Few Among “The Few” AfterwordGlossaryEndnotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Ethan Brown is an Air Force veteran, who served 11 years as a tactical air control party specialist. Since leaving the service in 2020, he works as a policy analyst for the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) in Washington, D.C. He contributes to a variety of national security publications. His work has been featured in Diplomatic Courier, Modern War Institute, Task & Purpose, and War on the Rocks.

• Author’s Note and ThanksPrefaceIntroduction Part I: StabilityChapter 1 The Good War and the Bad WarChapter 2 Making StandardChapter 3 Coalition of WarChapter 4 Urban CanyonsChapter 5 Shoulder to ShoulderChapter 6 National CaveatsChapter 7 Rise of the ManhuntChapter 8 Innovators Part II: NecessityChapter 9 Desolation ValleyChapter 10 Breaking the NetworkChapter 11 Strategic OperatorsChapter 12 Joint in all ThingsChapter 13 One War “Ends”Chapter 14 CasualtiesChapter 15 The LullChapter 16 Few Among “The Few” AfterwordGlossaryEndnotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Ethan Brown is an Air Force veteran, who served 11 years as a tactical air control party specialist. Since leaving the service in 2020, he works as a policy analyst for the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) in Washington, D.C. He contributes to a variety of national security publications. His work has been featured in Diplomatic Courier, Modern War Institute, Task & Purpose, and War on the Rocks.

• Author’s Note and ThanksPrefaceIntroduction Part I: StabilityChapter 1 The Good War and the Bad WarChapter 2 Making StandardChapter 3 Coalition of WarChapter 4 Urban CanyonsChapter 5 Shoulder to ShoulderChapter 6 National CaveatsChapter 7 Rise of the ManhuntChapter 8 Innovators Part II: NecessityChapter 9 Desolation ValleyChapter 10 Breaking the NetworkChapter 11 Strategic OperatorsChapter 12 Joint in all ThingsChapter 13 One War “Ends”Chapter 14 CasualtiesChapter 15 The LullChapter 16 Few Among “The Few” AfterwordGlossaryEndnotesSelected BibliographyIndex