Billy Mitchell
General William “Billy” Mitchell, sometimes called the Father of The U.S. Air Force, flew against Germans over France in World War I. He returned home convinced that air power would make land and sea power obsolete in future wars. Fighting wars from the air, he also predicted, would make “total war” unavoidable.
Total war is… 
Archive for February 2011
Just War Part 12: Total War
What Is It You Do Exactly?
“What do you do exactly?” he asked in the church parking lot this morning.
I lose track myself. Two weeks ago I was primarily a speaker. Last week I was mostly a songwriter. Some days I’m a homeschool teacher. Today I was a worship leader. Tomorrow I’m an internet marketer…and a singer…and a speaker…interpretive dancer?
I’m headed…
Just War Part 11: Giulio Douhet
There are no more prominent theologians left in our history of Just War thinking. From here on out the leaders of government and military will steer the Just War tradition to the present. Beginning with Giulio Douhet.
Italian Brigadier General Douhet (1869-1930) presented his revisions to Just War doctrine in his treatise The Command of the…
The Key To Building One’s Vocabulary
Penelope, almost six, has a new joke.
“Want to see my treasure?” she asked.…
God Or Pragmatism?
It was 2002. America was at war in Iraq. A good friend said something that made me think he was against the war. But he said it casually, like he assumed I agreed. I didn’t.…
Just War Part 10: Emmerich de Vattel
Hugo Grotius is considered a transitional figure in Just War history – transitioning Just War doctrine away from religion. That transition is complete by the time Emmerich de Vattel puts pen to paper. Born in Switzerland (1714), Emmerich de Vattel served as a diplomat for the king of Saxony. In 1758 de Vattel published…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
