For nearly fifteen months President Abraham Lincoln tolerated undisguised resistance, incompetence, and clear insubordination from Major General George B. McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac and, for a few months, General-in-Chief of all Union armed forces. The President delayed his eventual decision to relieve McClellan from command for several reasons, including a misplaced respect and trust in McClellan's character and professionalism; his inability to find the right time and person for replacement; his nagging fear of both the Confederate potential and a McClellan inspired...

Styled in the manner of Sun Tzu's classic, The Art of War and set in the year 2017, the essay "The Art of Intelligence" describes principles and tenets inherent in intelligence. Not bounded by time or changing technology, the principles of accuracy, timeliness, usability, fusion, relevancy, intellectual honesty, and the requirement to be communicated, combine with the tenets of politics, timing, and the multilevel nature of military operations to form the basics of the art. If understood by the intelligence professional and the commander, the application of the intelligence principles and...