Harlan K. Ullman

Ullman in 2017

Harlan Kenneth Ullman (born March 14, 1941)[1] is Chairman of the Killowen Group, an advisory firm serving leaders in government and business; Chairman Emeritus of CNIGuard Ltd. and CNIGuard Inc.[2][3]

He is also engaged in protection of critical infrastructure; Senior Advisor of the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC; and active on a number of private boards.[4] [5]

He is a former naval officer, and has commanded destroyers as well as Swift Boats in Vietnam in over 150 combat patrols and actions.[6] He was the principal author of the "shock and awe" doctrine.[7][8]

Biography

He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1963.[9] He holds MA, MALD, and Ph.D. from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.[2][10][11]

He currently chairs the Killowen Group and CNIGuard PLC, in the infrastructure protection sector; is Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council; Arnaud de Borchgrave Distinguished UPI Columnist[12][13][14]

Theories

Ullman was the principal author of the doctrine of shock and awe "that was a product of the National Defense University of the United States.[15] This concept is technically known as rapid dominance and is a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming decisive force, dominant battlefield awareness, dominant maneuvers, and spectacular displays of power to paralyze an adversary's perception of the battlefield and destroy his will to fight.[16][17]

Bibliography

Books

  • In Harm's Way: American Seapower and the 21st Century by Harlan K. Ullman, 1991, Bartleby Press, ISBN 978-0910155182
  • Shock and Awe - Achieving Rapid Dominance, Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade, with L.A. "Bud" Edney, Fred M. Franks, Charles A. Horner, and Jonathan T. Howe, 1996, National Defense University, reprint edition 2008: Forgotten Books ISBN 978-1606801505
  • Unfinished Business: Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Beyond—Defusing the Dangers That Threaten America's Security by Harlan Ullman, foreword by John S. McCain, Citadel, 2002 ISBN 978-0806524313
  • Owls and Eagles: Ending the Foreign Policy Flights of Fancy of Hawks, Doves, and Neo-Cons, 2005, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 978-0742549302
  • America's Promise Restored: Preventing Culture, Crusade, and Partisanship from Wrecking Our Nation by Harlan Ullman, 2006, Carroll & Graf, ISBN 978-0786717583
  • A Handful of Bullets: How the Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Still Menaces the Peace, 2014, Naval Institute Press, ISBN 978-1612517995
  • Anatomy of failure : why America loses every war it starts. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 2017.
  • The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD, 2022, Post Hill Press, ISBN 978-1637581391

Critical studies and reviews of Ullman's work

Anatomy of failure

References

  1. ↑ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding Library of Congress Linked Data Service: linked authority record n84006495.
  2. 1 2 "Harlan Ullman: A Handful of Bullets - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". pritzkermilitary.org.
  3. ↑ Ullman, Harlan (2025-05-30). "Harlan Ullman". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  4. ↑ "The European Security and Defence Union Issue 28". Issuu. 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  5. ↑ "Harlan Ullman: A Handful of Bullets | Pritzker Military Museum & Library". www.pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  6. ↑ Isaacs, Arnold (2017-12-05). "From the White House to the Battlefield: Where Are Wars Lost?". Modern War Institute. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  7. ↑ Baird, Dr Neil (2018-06-25). "BOOK REVIEW | Anatomy of Failure – Why America Loses Every War It Starts". Baird Maritime / Work Boat World. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  8. ↑ Ullman, Harlan K. (2019-06-10). "Is Cyber Where Radar Was In 1942?". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  9. ↑ Coester, Steve. "Shipmate Column - Class of 1963-June-July 2006". www.usna63.org.
  10. ↑ "A HANDFUL OF BULLETS: How the Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Still Menaces the Peace - U.S. Naval Institute". usni.org.
  11. ↑ "No Way to Treat a Lady". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Atlantic Council - Shaping the global future together". Atlantic Council. Retrieved Aug 11, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Harlan Ullman". www.nndb.com.
  14. ↑ "Harlan Ullman: Presidential campaign would make absurd movie - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  15. ↑ Ullman, Harlan K. (2010). "Shock and Awe a Decade and a Half Later Still Relevant, Still Misunderstood". PRISM. 2 (1): 79–86. ISSN 2157-0663.
  16. ↑ "Opinion | Shock and Awe The Idea Behind the Buzzwords". The Washington Post. 2003-03-30. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  17. ↑ "Why Putin won't invade Ukraine". Atlantic Council. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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