Favorite Military Tactic/ Strategy Book.

[ZellDincht]

The only two that I have read are Sun Tzu the "Art of War" and "Frederick The Great's Instructions to His Generals." Naturally these two are my favorites. What is everyone elses favorites? What do you recommend for me to read?

[The Parkus Empire]

Clausewitz's Vom Kriege is about as good as it gets after Sun Tzu.

[ZellDincht]

Clausewitz's Vom Kriege is about as good as it gets after Sun Tzu.

Never heard of this, i will have to write it down and check it out.

[Xelforin]

Heinz Guderian was a tactical/strategic master. Look up Achtung Panzer.

As a note: Yes, he was a German in WWII, but identified more closely with Prussia and wasn't a racist.

Same goes for Erich von Manstein. Look up Lost Victories.

[ZellDincht]

Someone saw me reading Sun Tzu's the "The Art of War" in mcdonald's the other day. They recommend me read "The Book Of Five Rings."
Has anyone read this before? I have done some research and it looks interesting. I may be making a stop by the bookstore to pick up a copy.

[East Fancainia]

Someone saw me reading Sun Tzu's the "The Art of War" in mcdonald's the other day. They recommend me read "The Book Of Five Rings."
Has anyone read this before? I have done some research and it looks interesting. I may be making a stop by the bookstore to pick up a copy.

I plan on reading it, but not now. It's quite rare some one at my work place would even know of that book.

[The Parkus Empire]

Someone saw me reading Sun Tzu's the "The Art of War" in mcdonald's the other day. They recommend me read "The Book Of Five Rings."
Has anyone read this before? I have done some research and it looks interesting. I may be making a stop by the bookstore to pick up a copy.

I have read it. It's a book on personal combat. If you're a fencer or something similar, it's a great read. Also good if you're just curious as to what made Musashi so incredible. If you want to see how its tactics look when applied, I recommend watching the film Yojimbo.

[Xelforin]

Someone saw me reading Sun Tzu's the "The Art of War" in mcdonald's the other day. They recommend me read "The Book Of Five Rings."
Has anyone read this before? I have done some research and it looks interesting. I may be making a stop by the bookstore to pick up a copy.

It is sort of a guidebook for being a Samurai.

[The Parkus Empire]

Not really. Hagakure is. Five Rings is just about combat. Musashi wasn't even a samurai, he was a ronin.

[Bendira]

Someone saw me reading Sun Tzu's the "The Art of War" in mcdonald's the other day. They recommend me read "The Book Of Five Rings."
Has anyone read this before? I have done some research and it looks interesting. I may be making a stop by the bookstore to pick up a copy.

Lotta dangerous BAMF's hang out at mcdonalds. War strategy novels in mcdonalds, pussy liberal shit in starbucks.

[Techno-Soviet]

Oooooh....

On War by Carl von Clausewitz

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

Infantry Attacks! by Erwin Rommel (swoon)

On Thermonuclear War by Hermann Kahn

Achtung - Panzer! by Heinz Guderian

[Weylara]

The script for Macbeth.

[Expansionist Australia]

My favorite tactic would have to be, for thr win the horse shoe tactic used by Rommel at Halfaya pass, absolutely smashed the British Tanks.

[ZellDincht]

Someone saw me reading Sun Tzu's the "The Art of War" in mcdonald's the other day. They recommend me read "The Book Of Five Rings."
Has anyone read this before? I have done some research and it looks interesting. I may be making a stop by the bookstore to pick up a copy.

Lotta dangerous BAMF's hang out at mcdonalds. War strategy novels in mcdonalds, pussy liberal shit in starbucks.

Lol yeah, it was also near Fort Knox in Kentucky. I expected to see a lot of soldiers eat in there but the day I was reading "The Art of War" no soldiers walked in. Instead there was an intelligent guy who looked the oppossite of a soldier who approached me.

[Xelforin]

Not really. Hagakure is. Five Rings is just about combat. Musashi wasn't even a samurai, he was a ronin.

Ronin fit under the Samurai category (they were just masterless Samurai). Sort of like how Knights fit under the Men-at-arms category (not totally similar, I know, but it is close enough).

[Anseo (Ancient)]

Infantry Attacks! by Erwin Rommel (swoon)

I was going to suggest this, but was evidently beaten to it. I'd also suggest the memoirs of any Wehrmacht officer ~ land, air and sea.

[Ceannairceach]

Hm. Interesting question. I haven't been able to read any strategic books as of yet (caught up on N. Machiavelli's "The Prince"). Any suggestions would be helpful.

[Xelforin]

Hm. Interesting question. I haven't been able to read any strategic books as of yet (caught up on N. Machiavelli's "The Prince"). Any suggestions would be helpful.

Probably my single favorite book. Did you like it?

[Ceannairceach]

Hm. Interesting question. I haven't been able to read any strategic books as of yet (caught up on N. Machiavelli's "The Prince"). Any suggestions would be helpful.

Probably my single favorite book. Did you like it?

Atill reading through it. Summer reading, exams and such are getting in my way. I have read the introduction, Letters, and a chapter or two. Its good so far. He was an extraordinary man.

[ZellDincht]

Hm. Interesting question. I haven't been able to read any strategic books as of yet (caught up on N. Machiavelli's "The Prince"). Any suggestions would be helpful.

Machiavelli's "The Prince" is a good read, near the end Machiavelli offered some sound strategic advice.

[Mad hatters in jeans]

Clausewitz is okay.
I don't really like sun tzu.

[Hypparchia]

Clausewitz's Vom Kriege is about as good as it gets after Sun Tzu.

This, although I'd rather put my money on von Clausewitz.

[Questers]

Heinz Guderian was a tactical/strategic master. Look up Achtung Panzer.

As a note: Yes, he was a German in WWII, but identified more closely with Prussia and wasn't a racist.

Same goes for Erich von Manstein. Look up Lost Victories.

Achtung Panzer yes, but I would not advise either Lost Victories or Panzer General (Guderian's memoirs) as a strategy/tactics book because a lot of it is just memoirs of what they did during the war. By far the best German memoirs are that of Hans von Luck, "Panzer Commander", incredible book.

[Chazicaria]

I read a version of Sun Tzu that had the entire old version and then a revised version that instructed you how to fight terrorism...

[Xelforin]

Heinz Guderian was a tactical/strategic master. Look up Achtung Panzer.

As a note: Yes, he was a German in WWII, but identified more closely with Prussia and wasn't a racist.

Same goes for Erich von Manstein. Look up Lost Victories.

Achtung Panzer yes, but I would not advise either Lost Victories or Panzer General (Guderian's memoirs) as a strategy/tactics book because a lot of it is just memoirs of what they did during the war. By far the best German memoirs are that of Hans von Luck, "Panzer Commander", incredible book.

True. I was merely suggesting that valuable pieces of information might be within said memoirs.