Hundreds of U.S. service members and veterans responded to our informal survey with their (sometimes very strong) opinions. Their choices emphatically highlighted the books that not only shaped ...

Strategies cannot be fully understood without considerations of domestic politics, including the relationships between political and military leaders. The heart of Black’s book is his discussions of ...

Just like last year, 2024 was a banner year for military books. They captured our attention, ... In "Expectation of Valor," he assures readers the Army did indeed have an exit strategy ...

But the book’s abiding value was ensured by the ambitious historical sweep of Earle’s approach, his expansive definition of strategy—incorporating economic considerations and political context—and the ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Thomas Ricks about his book on a military history of the civil rights movement: Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968.

Sun Tzu, the ancient military strategist, famously wrote, "In war, the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won." He advised his troops to "make your way by ...

She and co-author Julia MacDonald explain in their book how the U.S. military’s unmanned programs developed through recent conflicts, and where those programs are headed, given advancements in AI.

The books listed fall into three bins. ... J. C. Wylie, Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control. A short, accessible work that belongs on every seafarer’s bookshelf.

Thomas E. Ricks is the Book Review’s military history columnist and the author of nine books. His next work, “We Can’t Save You,” a thriller set in Maine, will be published in June 2025 ...

This is what Dr Amrita Jash has attempted to discern in her book “The Concept of Active Defence in China’s Military Strategy”. She brings out the enduring role of the PLA in protecting the ...

Strategy Across the Ages and Around the Globe. Prof. Black, who numbers among his books several on strategy, most recently Military Strategy: A Global History, and the Italian Society for Military ...