Ive read Generation kill by evan wright.
It's a pretty good book, especially if you're not an insider to the military like me.
I liked how it didn't just talk about the military aspect of the war but also of the things that the marines have to deal with everyday..
Ive also read When I was a Soldier.
It's an israeli woman talking about when had to do her service.
But it turned out that the book was about her personal experciences and barely talked about the military aspect of the conscription.. so that was a little dissapointing.
Does anyone know a good book that has general information about modern warfare? I'm getting more interested in everything surrounding the military (any country) and I'd like to have a good 'starting book' to get at least a basic understanding of warfare. Any books about the Napoleonic, Medieval or ancient eras are great too.
"War Made New", by Max Boot might answer some of your answers there Willem
To sum it up, it goes on about the changing ways of warfare , including the technology, and the people who implimented new tactics based on these new technologies. It starts from the birth of the Gunpowder age all the way to the digital age today. I think i mentioned it in the beginning of this thread.
You can't really learn about war from books. You might think so until you actually see one up close.Originally Posted by Willem
Thanks for the tip, I'll look into it.
No, but you can read about the stories, tactics and projections, right? I'm aware that the next war is always different than the last ones, but I'm just trying to acquire some knowledge about warfare in general. Until I've joined the armed forces and have fought an actual war, it's all just speculations, I know.
You might like Rommel's Attacks, a text still studied by commanders today.
Also, for a more recent document, Black Hawk Down is a pretty good account of combat in modern times, although I doubt you'll get much info out of it in regards to the grand scheme/big picture of warfare, if that is what you're looking for. Its still a great book, you should check it out.
"Joker One", by Donovan Campbell
Heard the author interviewed on NPR. Bought the book last night and finished a day later.
Excellent read from a former platoon leader with G/2/4 operating in Ramadi during the spring and summer of 2004. Excellent book about combat leadership, conducting operations in an insurgency, and relationships between Marines and corpsmen in battle at fire team and squad level.
http://www.joker-one.com/media-gallery
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Looking For A Book
It was posted on this section of the forum. If I recall correctly it was written by an SS officer who fought with the Legion in Indochina, could you help me find it?
Devils Guard,it wont be cheap! Excellent book.
Thank you sir
I read Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare.
It's a good book and lot of the principles makes a lot of sense. It is also easy to understand because it translates some of Sun Tzu's principles into modern layman's terms. It's a good book on HOW to use strateic and tactical manuevers, but has nothing on WHAT to do (types of manuevers and tactics used by modern armies).
Any good Strategy textbook on WHAT to do?
They aren't modern but you can't go wrong starting with Guderian's Achtung! Panzer or Rommel's Infantry Attacks. A lot of modern battlefield strategy has its roots in those two.
Paul Watkins Night Over Day Over Night great book, 13th Valley best Vietnam novel ever written.
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i'll add a few:
The naked and the dead - norman mailer
i loved that book. here's a quote from wiki:
Based on his part in WO II at the pacific. very good book and a pleasant one to read.In 1948, while continuing his studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, Mailer published The Naked and the Dead, based on his military service in World War II. A New York Times best seller for 62 weeks, it was hailed by many as one of the best American wartime novels and named one of the "one hundred best novels in English language" by the Modern Library.
and if you get a chance i would also recommend soldier of orange. It's written by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, based upon his experiences in the dutch army during the second world war. also has a film made of it (maybe also known as "soldaat van oranje").
Any recommendations for books about modern warfare and about tactics and the evolution of military tactics?
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Any recommendations for books about modern warfare and about tactics and the evolution of military tactics?I stand behind this book, it is THAT detailed and insightful in my opinion.
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