The Moral Imperative Of Our Time:
“Essay Five of The Moral Imperative of Our Time has been made available as a standalone book to offer you a unique opportunity to explore a central theme of the larger work. By reading this essay independently, you’ll gain insight into the complex ideas surrounding war, intellectual development, and strategic thinking, while also getting a preview of the broader discussions found in the full collection of essays.
As you journey through this essay, you will encounter a wide array of topics, from the role of senior officers in critical thinking to the evolving nature of warfare in the information age. By sharing this essay with you, I hope to inspire your own intellectual growth and engage you in these vital discussions about the future of conflict and strategy.
If Essay Five is thought-provoking and instills a desire in you to learn more about how intellectual advancement is a core necessity in the modern world, you would be wise to consider picking up a copy of the complete book, The Moral Imperative of Our Time.”
Whispers from the Arrow of Time
My new book, Whispers From The Arrow of Time will be published on 2 May 2023. It has nine essays involving—A Theory for Data, Information, and Knowledge; How the 21st-century Beckons to One’s Mind; Synthesis: Key to Executing Combat Operations; A New Weapon System in the 21st Century; The Quality of Conclusions and Recommendations; ‘How to Think” to Win in the 21st Century; On the Central Idea of Conflict—”Will;” Thinking Like Sun Tzu; and A Primer—On “Will.”
The book is coming out in three formats—Kindle, paperback, and hardback. Here is the link to Amazon for pre-ordering and on 2 May, actual ordering—
Stray Voltage: War in the Information Age
(Naval Institute Press) by Wayne Michael Hall Detail information, December 2003
Enemies of America who have no hope of competing with conventional U.S. military forces, Wayne Michael Hall warns in the opening pages of this timely book, will instead seize upon the strategies, tactics, and tools of asymmetric warfare to win future conflicts. A retired brigadier general in the U.S. Army with thirty years of experience in intelligence, Hall has written the book primarily for the military community and civilians interested in or responsible for homeland security. He explains the notion of knowledge warfare as our adversaries’ principal asymmetric strategy and information operations as their tactic du jour, and then offers a wealth of ideas on how to deal aggressively with these threats in the twenty-first century.
Along with knowledge war and information operations, the book discusses deception, information superiority, and knowledge management. It also recommends ways for the country to prepare for knowledge war through merging the country’s brainpower and technology in Knowledge Advantage centers, developing a joint information-operations proving ground where leaders train their staffs in a cyber-world environment, and developing an internet replicator to prepare for conflict in cyberspace. The book is published in cooperation with the Association of the U.S. Army.
Intelligence Analysis
Intelligence Analysis: How to Think in Complex Environments
(Praeger) by Wayne Michael Hall and Gary Citrenbaum Detail information, December 2009
Proposes substantive improvements in the way the U.S. national security system interprets intelligence, drawing on the groundbreaking work of theorists ranging from Carl von Clauswitz and Sun Tzu to M. Mitchell Waldrop, General David Petraeus, Richards Heuer, Jr., Orson Scott Card, and others. The new ideas presented here will help the nation to amass a formidable, cumulative intelligence power, with distinct advantages over any and all adversaries of the future regardless of the level of war or type of operational environment.
Intelligence Collection
Intelligence Collection: How to Plan and Execute Intelligence Collection in Complex Environments
(Praeger Security) byWayne Michael Hall and Gary Citrenbaum Detail information, June 2012
Proposes substantive improvements in the way the U.S. national security system collects intelligence and supports intelligence analysis. The work draws on the groundbreaking work of a diverge group of theorists ranging from Carl von Clausewitz and Sun Tzu to M. Mitchell Waldrop, General David Petraeus, and Orson Scott Card, communicating a unifying theory and ontology of thought for how America’s intelligence collection professionals must learn to collect data as our country faces elusive, determined, and smart adversaries in nonlinear, dynamic environments. The new ideas presented will help the nation’s intelligence collection specialists to amass a formidable, cumulative intelligence power, regardless of the level of war or the type of operational environment.
The Power of Will
The Power of Will in International Conflict: How to Think Critically in Complex Environments (Praeger Security International) by Wayne Michael Hall Hardcover– September 30, 2018
This comprehensive work provides a treasure trove of ways to seek, find, and use the power of will to gain an advantage over one’s opponents in mental conflicts.
• Offers a 14-element model of will and 18 onsiderations for decision-makers
• Provides a detailed definition of will in the context of conflict
• Presents a system of thought for putting the theory of will into practice
• Builds a solid foundation of will based on theory, history, and philosophy