The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805
… military’s transformation into a profession requiring study and … one’s understanding of the profession of arms. … The …
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Charles Edward White
The Scars of War
… War. The book does not seek to provide a chronological account of … endured by many veterans. In providing a unique and thorough …
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Hugh McManners
On Killing
… which has been thoroughly disproven, has been critiqued by … behaviour. This text should be approached by the reader with a …
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Dave Grossman
The Peloponnesian War (the Landmark Version)
… of the war, and hence the most prolific. It is a detailed account … not only naval combat, but the projection of land power ashore. …
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Thucydides
Strategy
… his advocacy of the ‘indirect approach’ and widely considered to … strategists argue that Strategy provides the ideal companion to …
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Basil Liddell Hart
Antifragile: things that gain from disorder
… A thought-provoking examination of how … operations; individuals and organisations can become … be resilient to it. The author proposes that being ‘antifragile’ …
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Human Face of War
… to failure – instead, we should approach each situation with perfect … at work are robust enough to provide valuable insight …
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Jim Storr
Panzer Leader
… War, this candid autobiography provides the valuable inside story … of rapid, deep strikes that proved so effective in combination …