Harlan Kenneth Ullman, is Chairman of the Killowen Group that advises leaders of government and business; Chairman of CNIGuard Ltd and CNIGuard Inc, engaged in protection of critical infrastructure; Senior Advisor of the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC; and active on a number of private boards. A former naval officer, he has commanded destroyers as well as Swift Boats in Vietnam in over 150 combat patrols and actions. He was the principal author of the "shock and awe" doctrine.
He currently chairs the Killowen Group and CNIGuard PLC, in the infrastructure protection sector; is Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council; Arnaud de Borchgrave Distinguished UPI Columnist[4] and also served as a Presidential Fellow at Polytechnic University of New York.[5]
Theories
Ullman was the principal author of the doctrine of "shock and awe" that was a product of the National Defense University of the United States.[citation needed] This concept is technically known as "rapid dominance" and is a military doctrine based on the use of "overwhelming decisive force," "dominant battlefield awareness," "dominant maneuvers," and "spectacular displays of power" to "paralyze" an adversary's perception of the battlefield and destroy his will to fight.
He additionally theorized that Russia would never invade Ukraine, but was later proven wrong within 2 weeks.[6]
Bibliography
Books
In Harm's Way: American Seapower and the 21st Century by Harlan K. Ullman, 1991, Bartleby Press, ISBN 978-0910155182
Shock and Awe - Achieving Rapid Dominance, Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade, with L.A. "Bud" Edney, Fred M. Franks, Charles A. Horner, and Jonathan T. Howe, 1996, National Defense University, reprint edition 2008: Forgotten Books ISBN 978-1606801505
Unfinished Business: Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Beyond—Defusing the Dangers That Threaten America's Security by Harlan Ullman, foreword by John S. McCain, Citadel, 2002 ISBN 978-0806524313
Owls and Eagles: Ending the Foreign Policy Flights of Fancy of Hawks, Doves, and Neo-Cons, 2005, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 978-0742549302
America's Promise Restored: Preventing Culture, Crusade, and Partisanship from Wrecking Our Nation by Harlan Ullman, 2006, Carroll & Graf, ISBN 978-0786717583
A Handful of Bullets: How the Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Still Menaces the Peace, 2014, Naval Institute Press, ISBN 978-1612517995
Anatomy of failure : why America loses every war it starts. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 2017.
The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD, 2022, Post Hill Press, ISBN 978-1637581391
Critical studies and reviews of Ullman's work
Anatomy of failure
Lord Richards of Herstmonceux (Summer 2018). "[Untitled book review]". Book Reviews. Naval War College Review. 71 (3): 150–152 7.
References
^Coester, Steve. "Shipmate Column - Class of 1963-June-July 2006". www.usna63.org.
^"Harlan Ullman: A Handful of Bullets - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". pritzkermilitary.org.
^"A HANDFUL OF BULLETS: How the Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Still Menaces the Peace - U.S. Naval Institute". usni.org.
^"Atlantic Council - Shaping the global future together". Atlantic Council. Retrieved Aug 11, 2020.
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