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Height | 9.37 Inches |
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Number of items | 1 |
Release date | June 1989 |
Weight | 2.31264912838 Pounds |
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Here what I've picked up
On War by Clausewitz
MCDP 1 Warfighting
FMFRP 12-18 Mao Tse-tung on Guerrilla Warfare
FMFRP 12-13 Maneuver in War
On Grand Strategy
The Art of War by Baron De Jomini
Just and Unjust Wars (apparently it's on the Commandant's reading list too)
Soviet Military Operational Art: In Pursuit of Deep Battle
Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla
Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century
The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan
Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare
Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat
Deep Maneuver: Historical Case Studies of Maneuver in Large-Scale Combat Operations (Volume 5)
JP-1 Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States
DoD Law of War Manual
The Soviet Army: Operations and Tactics
Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS
Napoleonic Warfare: The Operational Art of the Great Campaigns
The Air Force Way of War: U.S. Tactics and Training after Vietnam
Strategy: A History
LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media
The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
MCTP 3-01C Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery
Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis
The U.S. Army in the Iraq War – Volume 1: Invasion – Insurgency – Civil War, 2003-2006
The U.S. Army in the Iraq War – Volume 2: Surge and Withdrawal, 2007-2011
Illusions of Victory: The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State
Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq
The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy
Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime
This is all I can name off the top of my head right now
It's actually a quote from "Rules for Radicals". It's a must read for just about any politician worth his or her salt. It's basically a political warfare manual. Read that, "The Prince", "On War" and "The art of war" and you will have a pretty good understanding of what they are actually doing up there. There are several other books I'd recommend if you really want an understanding, but those are a good start.
In addition to many of the other books that others have listed (namely Kissinger and Mearsheimer) I have listed a few other books that I would highly recommend reading.
And because you are interested in learning more about the Middle East, be prepared to read. A lot. The Middle East is a far more complex place than most people imagine and understanding the region requires a great deal of knowledge. I have been studying the Middle East for nearly a decade and I still feel like there is so much that I do not know. I would start by reading reputable news sources every day. Places like The Economist, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, Financial Times, are the Los Angeles Times are good English language news sources that you should look at. Additionally, I have written up a suggested reading list for learning about the Middle East, though it is a bit more security-related since that's my area of expertise. I hope it helps. And feel free to ask any questions if you have them.
Books - International Relations, Theory and Beyond
Books - General History of the Middle East
Books - Middle East Military History
Books - Middle East Terrorism and Substate Violence
Books - U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
I'm not all that up to date on modern military theory since most of my knowledge is from military history and not contemporary theory (although the two are, as one would expect, highly intersectional) - I do read some modern war journals and listen to talks on modern war theory though, although relatively rarely.
I'm hardly an expert on the matter (although I'm fairly certain know enough to recognize when someone has no idea what they are talking about). I just read a lot in college, and sucked up whatever I could from the library. I also liked reading a lot of primary sources, including things like reports from field exersises/war games/intel reports/naval excercises. One time I even read the entire
One of my favourites was this book on inter-war German reforms during the Weimar era. Rise and Fall of the Great Powers is another favourite of mine (although I never got to read the whole thing, it's a fucking massive book and I never had the time so) - it's especially good if you want to see some of the economic factors of warfare and tracking them through history. Clausewitz' On War is a classic primer on military and is practically ubiquotous - but it's also old as fuck and is far more important for showing some of the roots of modern (in the broad sense of Victorian/post-Victorian, not 21st century) - treat it like you would The Wealth of Nations.
If you're looking to read it, the Howard/Paret translation is the most common and readable translation. It was originally published in three volumes, but it is one work and is published now as the full text. Avoid the Penguin translation or any abridgments unless you need some kindling. Here's a link to the Howard/Paret translation on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/War-Indexed-Carl-von-Clausewitz/dp/0691018545/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457787735&sr=8-2&keywords=On+War
If you're looking for old three volume editions as collectibles, good luck.
The one i red was in turkish and had 750+ pages. This link has 700+ pages so i think this should be true.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691018545?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0691018545&linkCode=xm2&tag=theclausewitzhom
Sorry for long wait :( i'm a sailor, couldnt check earlier.
I got my undergrad in History (with an emphasis on Military History) and am working on a masters in Military History. My last class was Military Though and Theory, and we read Makers of Modern Strategy. I LOVED the book. Also, if you're gonna buy Clausewitz, be sure to get the Howard/Paret version.