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Von Manteuffel. Un general más allá de la guerra (2022)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2022). Von Manteuffel. Un general más allá de la guerra. Desperta ferro. Especial, 6(32), 12-15

Like so many other prominent commanders of Panzer divisions, von Manteuffel gained his first military experience in the Great War, only to be accepted later in 1919 into the Reichswehr, where Heinz Guderian appreciated his talents as a commander in t... Read More about Von Manteuffel. Un general más allá de la guerra.

Podcast 2 with Alaric Searle; Ukraine - Day 58 (2022)
Digital Artefact
Searle, D. (2022). Podcast 2 with Alaric Searle; Ukraine - Day 58. [YouTube (online)]

Ed Nash discussion with Alaric Searle on the first weeks of the war in Ukraine, the significant military developments and the wider politics of the conflict.

Ed Nash interview with Prof Alaric Searle on Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)
Digital Artefact
Searle, D. (2022). Ed Nash interview with Prof Alaric Searle on Russian invasion of Ukraine. [YouTube (online)]

A discussion with Ed Nash on the likely course of the conflict recorded on Thursday, 24 February 2022, the first day of combat operations at the start of the Russian Federation's "Special Military Operation." Podcast format broadcast on Ed Nash YouTu... Read More about Ed Nash interview with Prof Alaric Searle on Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Kurdish armour against ISIS : YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-2019 (2021)
Book
Nash, E., & Searle, D. (2021). Kurdish armour against ISIS : YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-2019. Oxford: Osprey

One of the most remarkable mechanized campaigns of recent years pitted the brutal and heavily armed jihadists of the Islamic State against the improvised Kurdish force, the YPG (later the SDF). While some Kurdish vehicles originated from Syrian Army... Read More about Kurdish armour against ISIS : YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-2019.

Tiger II : el coloso (2021)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2021). Tiger II : el coloso. Desperta ferro. Especial, 5(28), 6-13

El Tiger II fue, en muchos aspectos, el carro de combate pesado definitivo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Alcanzaba los 54 500 kg sin la torreta y unos apabullantes 69 800 kg con la Serien Turm –La torreta básica del modelo–. Con una coraza delantera... Read More about Tiger II : el coloso.

Los funnies de Hobart (2021)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2021). Los funnies de Hobart. Desperta ferro. Contemporánea, 62-65

The counterinsurgency campaign of the Nigerian army : the fight against the Boko-Haram insurgency in north-east Nigeria, 1999-2017 (2020)
Thesis
Yalmi, G. The counterinsurgency campaign of the Nigerian army : the fight against the Boko-Haram insurgency in north-east Nigeria, 1999-2017. (Thesis). University of Salford

The emergence of civilian democratic governance in Nigeria in 1999, which came after three decades of armed forces rule, has been a watershed in the nation’s five decade history. This period is associated with recurrent crises, including militancy an... Read More about The counterinsurgency campaign of the Nigerian army : the fight against the Boko-Haram insurgency in north-east Nigeria, 1999-2017.

“Soldiers with stiff bodies” : rumors, stereotypes and the Chinese image of the British army during the First Opium War (1839-1842) (2020)
Journal Article
Searle, D., & Zhang, Y. (2020). “Soldiers with stiff bodies” : rumors, stereotypes and the Chinese image of the British army during the First Opium War (1839-1842). Journal of Modern Chinese History, 14(1), 86-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/17535654.2020.1759307

One of the more curious aspects of the First Opium War was the circulation of two claims about British soldiers among Chinese officials, instigated by Commissioner Lin Zexu: their uniforms were so tight, if they were to stumble they would not be able... Read More about “Soldiers with stiff bodies” : rumors, stereotypes and the Chinese image of the British army during the First Opium War (1839-1842).

Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (2020)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2020). Panzerkampfwagen V Panther. Desperta ferro. Especial, 4(XXIV), 20-27

A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945 (2019)
Thesis
Cubbin, M. A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945. (Thesis). University of Salford

International cooperation in weapons technology projects has long been a feature of alliance politics; and, there are many advantages to both international technology transfer and standardisation within military alliances. International collaboration... Read More about A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945.

War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare (2018)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2018). War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare. Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, 77(1), 37-77. https://doi.org/10.1515/mgzs-2018-0002

Although scholars have in the past dismissed the claim that war elephants were the »tanks of the ancient world«, a closer examination of the similarities between the two weapons reveals some remarkable parallels. In fact, a comparison shows that many... Read More about War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare.

Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history (2017)
Book
Searle, D. (2017). Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history. London: Bloomsbury Academic

This book charts the history of armoured warfare from the first use of the tank in 1916 right through to the 21st century, adopting military, political and global perspectives. Alaric Searle explores the origins of the tank, its role in the First Wor... Read More about Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history.

The military papers and correspondence of Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, 1916-1933 (2017)
Book
Searle, D. (2017). D. Searle (Ed.), The military papers and correspondence of Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, 1916-1933. Stroud: The History Press

The contribution of Major-General J.F.C. Fuller to military thought cannot be understood without studying his military career closely from December 1916, with his transfer to the Heavy Branch, Machine-Gun Corps, to his retirement in December 1933. Wh... Read More about The military papers and correspondence of Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, 1916-1933.