MILITARY
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HISTORICAL ANALYSIS  
 

Assault from the Sea: Essays on the History of Amphibious Warfare, by Merrill Bartlett

The Warrior Generals : Combat Leadership in the Civil War, by Thomas Buell.

Guerrilla Strategies : An Historical Anthology from the Long March to Afghanistan, by Gerard Chaliand

Some Principles of Maritime Strategy, by Julian S. Corbett

Siege Warfare : The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660, by Christopher Duffy

Napoleon's Last Victory and the Emergence of Modern War, (Modern War Studies), by Robert M. Epstein

The Origins of War : From the Stone Age to Alexander the Great, by Arther Ferrill. A much appreciated book which helps to fill a hole in the area of pre-Alexandrian studies. It offers a well rounded overview, efficiently pointing out the great antiquity of organized military science and operations.

The Conduct of War : 1789-1961 : A Study of the Impact of the French, Industrial, and Russian Revolutions on War and Its Conduct, by J.F.C. Fuller

Battle Tactics of the Civil War, by Paddy Griffith

Battle Tactics of the Western Front, The British Army's Art of Attack 1914-1918, by Paddy Griffith

Achtung-Panzer! : The Development of Armoured Forces, Their Tactics and Operational Potential, by Heinz Guderian

Panzer Leader, by Heinz Guderian.

Stormtroop Tactics : Innovation in the German Army 1914 - 1918, by Bruce Gudmundsson. An excellent presentation of the changes which occurred in the German Army of the First World War. Gudmundsson's book thoroughly tracks the progress of the various military factions which led to the development of assault and small unit tactics.

On Artillery, by Bruce Gudmundsson.

The U.S. Navy and the Origins of the Military Industrial Complex, 1847-1883 by Kurt Hackemer
An extremely detailed and meticulously researched work, which includes fascinating accounts of the development of the first steam frigates and ironclads.

The Rommel Papers, by Liddell Hart. THE compilation of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's field notes written throughout World War Two and carefully compiled after his death.

Naval Strategy of the World War, by John Hattendor, Wayne Hughes (editor).

Panzertruppen : The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1943-1945, by Tom Jentz

Artillery Hell : The Employment of Artillery at Antietam, by Curt Johnson

War Before Civilization : The Myth of the Peaceful Savage, by Lawrence Keeler

The Anatomy of Glory : Napoleon and His Guard, A Study in Leadership, by Lachouque, Brown, Elting

Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire : From the First Century A.D. to the Third, by Edward N. Luttwak

Most Secret and Confidential: Intelligence in the Age of Nelson, by Steven E. Maffeo

Bayonets Before Bullets : The Imperial Russian Army, 1861-1914, by Bruce Menning. A thorough overview of Imperial Russian Army doctrine. Also includes some sections on organization and deployment.

War Plan Orange : The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945, by Edward Miller

Military Innovation in the Interwar Period, by Allan R. Millett and Williamson Murray

Imperial Bayonets - Napoleonic Tactics, by George Nafziger

German Battle Tactics on the Russian Front 1941-1945, by Steven H. Newton

China-Burma-India Campaign, 1931-1945: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography,by Eugene L. Rasor

Infantry Attacks, by Erwin Rommel. A reprint of Rommel's 1937 handbook for infantry. Represents all his observations and experience from the First World War, including critical assessments of each action and its results. (WTJ Note: The original Presidio printing is out of print, the edition posted here is an Athena Press edition).

The Impact of Napoleon : Prussian High Politics, Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Executive, 1797-1806, by Brendan Simms

Luftwaffe Fighter Aces : The Jagdflieger and Their Combat Tactics and Techniques, by Mike Spick

Grave of a Dozen Schemes : British Naval Planning and the War Against Japan, 1943-1945, by H. P. Willmott

Joint Air Operations : Pursuit of Unity in Command and Control, 1942-1991, by James A. Winnefeld, Dana J. Johnson






Stormtroop Tactics
Innovation in the German Army
1914 - 1918







The Complete Art of War A deluxe English edition of this classic work by Sun Tsu (translated by Sawyer)






The Warrior Generals : Combat Leadership in the Civil War







The Origins of War : From the Stone Age to Alexander the Great
 
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