John Downey

John Downey served in Britains armed forces in the Second World War, and later worked in research and development in the countrys Ministry of Defence. He was Deputy Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies for several years, and his published work includes Management in the Armed Forces.

Europes political aims: a military perspective

Before the advent of modern operational analysis, military decisions relied a good deal on a list of maxims known as The Principles of War, based on centuries of harsh experience

By John Downey

/ 11 Jun 2002

The West against terrorism

When the history of 11 September 2001 and all that followed comes to be written, military historians will likely identify a technical anomaly in the first chapter of the war

By John Downey

/ 24 Apr 2002

John Downey

Europe&#146;s political aims: a military perspective

The West against terrorism

Europes political aims: a military perspective