ITT: military literature

ITT: military literature

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most of Paul "I am studied in military academies" Virilio

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I'd love to get some more recommendations on good military strategy books. Especially stuff that's more modern. I can't seem to find anything relating to modern navies too.

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This thread is shit and belongs in

>thread requesting military literature
>belongs on the history board and not the literature board

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Dispatches by michael herr.
Gives a good overview of 'nam and the , so called, "new journalism" movement.

On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao

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Has anyone read Rommel?

i've read the entire first part of France in "infantry attacks" (which i think was from 1914-16(?) before he changed front and it was very interesting.

STORM OF STEEL.

Also Generation Kill, maybe.

The top brass of each branch has a military reading list.

JFC Fuller's works, esp. The Conduct of War (on Archive.org)
Fun Fact No. 1: He was mates with Aleister Crowley until they fell out.
Fun Fact No. 2: He was mates with Hitler, erh, until WW2...
Fun Fact No. 3. Mates with Uncle Oswald too, obviously.

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Intros:
Defence of Duffer's Drift
The Defense of Hill 781
Great 'first looks' at military science

Maurice's Strategikon for ultimate Eastern roman comfiness

As for modern stuff, honestly, anything by Edward Luttwak. Especially Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace.

Good suggestions everyone, thanks.

>For a basic introduction to modern strategy: MCDP-1

>For a history of the evolution of warfare and strategic thinking:
Carnage and Culture by Victor Davis Hansen

>For a memoir on life in the modern American military machine:
Jarhead by Anthony Swofford

sheep i swear to god you better not meme about fog of war

Myths and Legends of the First World War

Really dispells a bunch of retardation surrounding the great war brought about by that black and white video with the cow mooing.

Anyone read Private Warriors?