The Problem With Pentagon Wars

Pentagon Wars, a movie centering around the troubled development of the M2 / M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, is fairly popular in the Armored Fighting Vehicle community. In reading the book written by Colonel James Burton, I think that people should take both the movie and his memoir with a pile of salt. Burton belongs to a think tank group called the “Reformers“, which to be quite frank is a lot of people making outdated and misinformed ideas / claims. Burton’s recollection of the Bradley program is incorrect and further distorted by the movie. Check the channel “About“ section for the link to the creator of my profile picture. Songs used (in order from first to last): Blade Runner (1997 game, Frank Klepacki) - Blade Runner Blues Halo 3: ODST - Rain (Deference for Darkness) Sources: The Bradley and how it Got that Way, Technology, Institutions, and the Problem of Mechanized Infantry in the United States Army – W. Blair Haworth The Pentagon Wars, Reformers Challenge the Old Guard – James Burton NSIAD-87-40 Bradley Vehicle: Army’s Efforts To Make It More Survivable NSIAD-92-94 Operation Desert Storm: Early Performance Assessment of Bradley and Abrams A182777 Army Acquisition System vs. The Media Bradley: A History of American Fighting and Support Vehicles - R.P. Hunnicutt Department of Defense Appropriations for 1984 Defense Department Authorization and Oversight Hearings on H.R. 4428, Department of Defense Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1987 The Reformers - John T. Correll The Reformers - Fred Reed Army Volume 35 - 1985 Second channel: Patreon: Twitter: Reddit: /u/spookston Discord: Twitch: Steam: #tanks #tankhistory #pentagonwars