Background – Strategy – William Arkin critiques the war to date.

• Los Angeles Times: Too Little Shock, Not Enough Awe

Background – Strategy – James Dunnigan on what lessons from history are influencing Saddam’s strategy.

• StrategyPage: What Saddam Learned from Serbia, Stalin and the SS
• StrategyPage: Saddam Succeeds with the Secret of Stalingrad
• StrategyPage: Saddam’s Plan For Victory

Background – Wargames – Austin Bay estimates the war will last 5-6 weeks, based on wargame simulations.

• StrategyPage: How long will the war last? Who knows, but here’s a guess

US Marines – The Marines get to put into practice the theory of the “Three Block War.”

• BBC: Analysis: The ‘three-block’ war

Royal Marines – In the HQ of 3 Commando Brigade during Operation James in the city of Basra.

• Daily Telegraph: Marines plan the siege of Basra
• Daily Telegraph: Battle for streets of Basr

NAVINT – Antony Preston’s naval news from the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, France, Italy, and Romania.

• SeaPower: BAE Systems Prime Contractor For U.K. CVF Carrier Program