Kevin C M Benson (Ret)Kevin Benson served in the US Army as a commander and general staff officer for thirty years. He was the director of plans for Third US Army and the Combined Forces Land Component Command at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, from July 2002 toJuly 2003. His final assignment in the US Army was director, School of Advanced Military Studies, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He writes for professional journals and websites ranging from Parameters, Military Review, and ARMY magazine to Strategy Bridge and the Modern War Institute. He reviews books for ARMY magazine. Read More Read Less