In interwar Czechoslovakia, the construction of a well-founded military establishment was core component state building process. Reflecting broader trends across post-imperial, particularly post-Habsburg space, Czechoslovak builders deployed rhetoric radical transformation predicated in part on rejection imperial legacy. As this article shows, however, certain elements Habsburg tradition surviv...

Statistical evidence suggests Army battalion commanders are significant determinants of the retention their lieutenants—especially high-potential lieutenants. Further, this so-called Battalion Commander Effect should be included in brigadier general promotion board assessments and used to inform officer professional military education curricula.