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If you're interested in military strategy approached in a rigorous fashion and you only have time to read a few books, these are the ones I recommend. I have read them all (and many many others besides) and think these will give you a good understanding without losing you in the details or dense prose. The astute among you will notice the absence of some of the "big" names like Clauswitz, Jomini, and Sun Tzu. I have read or read in them all and they just don't make the list for a tight survey of the field. | If you're interested in military strategy approached in a rigorous fashion and you only have time to read a few books, these are the ones I recommend. I have read them all (and many many others besides) and think these will give you a good understanding without losing you in the details or dense prose. The astute among you will notice the absence of some of the "big" names like Clauswitz, Jomini, and Sun Tzu. I have read or read in them all and they just don't make the list for a tight survey of the field. | ||
* Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age (Peter Paret) | * General Strategy | ||
* On Grand Strategy (John Lewis Gaddis) | ** Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age (Peter Paret) | ||
* Supplying War: Logistics From Wallenstein To Patton (Martin van Creveld) | ** On Grand Strategy (John Lewis Gaddis) | ||
* Command in War (Martin van Creveld) | ** Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought 3rd Ed (Michael I. Handel) | ||
* | ** Supplying War: Logistics From Wallenstein To Patton (Martin van Creveld) | ||
* Command | |||
** Command in War (Martin van Creveld) | |||
** Challenge of Command: Reading for Military Excellence (Roger H. Nye) | |||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||
Revision as of 10:42, 8 October 2020
These are lists of books that I recommend in each topic. Many are reviewed.
Woodworking as Craft and Business
- Shop Class as Soulcraft (Matthew Crawford)
- The Anarchist's Workbench (Chris Schwarz)
- Boss Life (Paul Downs)
- Every Tool's a Hammer (Adam Savage)
- A Cabinetmaker's Notebook (James Krenov)
- The Impractical Cabinetmaker (James Krenov)
- Making Things Work: Tales From A Cabinetmaker's Life (Nancy Hiller)
Military Strategy
If you're interested in military strategy approached in a rigorous fashion and you only have time to read a few books, these are the ones I recommend. I have read them all (and many many others besides) and think these will give you a good understanding without losing you in the details or dense prose. The astute among you will notice the absence of some of the "big" names like Clauswitz, Jomini, and Sun Tzu. I have read or read in them all and they just don't make the list for a tight survey of the field.
- General Strategy
- Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age (Peter Paret)
- On Grand Strategy (John Lewis Gaddis)
- Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought 3rd Ed (Michael I. Handel)
- Supplying War: Logistics From Wallenstein To Patton (Martin van Creveld)
- Command
- Command in War (Martin van Creveld)
- Challenge of Command: Reading for Military Excellence (Roger H. Nye)
