Essential military history/military theory books?

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>>8920927

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>>8920960
ewww

>>8920927
sun tzu is berrer

>>8920970
Enloe is unironically real good, but her covers are p bad.

Tolstoy's "War, What is it Good for?"

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>>8920983
you absolute mad man

>>8920983
>not the sequel "Peace and Chicken Grease"
Plen

>>8920927

I'm guessing The Art of War is too obvious here.

Try: "The Marine Corps Way: Using Maneuver Warfare to Lead a Winning Organization"

>>8923488
I forget, was that by Machiavelli or Sun Tzu?

>>8923504

Art of war?

Sun Tzu.

>>8923505
>surprise them
>fool them
>outnumber them
just saved you the read senpai

Tactics of the Crescent Moon

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>>8920927
slight off topic, but are there books i can read to counter claims like:

people only go to war for power

people only go to war for resources to get power.

>>8920960

war is a purely masculine pursuit. this is not debatable.

>>8923729

starship troopers

>>8923505
Trick question, it's both.

Starship Troopers
Not even memeing, it has excellent theories on the implication of Athenian Democracy on a post-globalized society

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>>8920927

>>8923735
You're p much saying what she's saying there though.

>>8920927
Is there any good reason to read strategy books if you're not commanding military or researching to make a good imitation of war? I'm mildly interested because I'm reading Seven Pillars of Wisdom and every time any strategy comes up that doesn't involve blowing up trains Lawrence is raving on about him (I'm exaggerating).

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Get on my level

Thanks for the recommendations guys.

>>8924743
I just find it fascinating.

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>>8923729

The British devoted 1/4 of the Royal Navy to eradicating the African slave trade. Why? They simply found it offensive.

>>8924743
You learn that Theory of War is boring of fuck unless you're a commander or something. You can read a book on theory of war to clear your doubts.