These lists are always bedeviled to put together. I was looking at my own bookshelf and realized that many of the books I own are “favorites” and by no means essential.
For example, Corelli Barnett’s “The Desert Generals” has long been a favorite of mine not least because I love the smarty-pants way he writes. It really appealed to me when I was 12! I wouldn’t call it an absolute must read though.
Looks like there’s a few books I need to purchase with haste.
I recently got THE GERMAN ARMY, 1943 vintage, off eBay, based on the recommendation in your referenced post.
These lists are always bedeviled to put together. I was looking at my own bookshelf and realized that many of the books I own are “favorites” and by no means essential.
For example, Corelli Barnett’s “The Desert Generals” has long been a favorite of mine not least because I love the smarty-pants way he writes. It really appealed to me when I was 12! I wouldn’t call it an absolute must read though.
Another great read.
Russel Weigley The American Way of War
Herbert Rosinski, The German Army
Martin Samuels, Command or Control
Martin Van Creveld, Fighting Power
Jehuda Wallach, The Dogma of the Battle of Annihilation
This list draws much from a pair of pieces published in the Tactical Notebook.
https://tacticalnotebook.substack.com/p/the-canon
https://tacticalnotebook.substack.com/p/the-thirty-year-perspective