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Take a browse through a selection of books from my library, books that have been extremely valuable to my EF/WF/RS experience. They are listed by category and have a brief description of why I have found them to be valuable. They are hyperlinked to Amazon.com if you want any of them.
Battle/Campaign Histories
Under Construction!
OOB / T,O&E Books
US Army Handbook 1939-1945 by George Forty
Excellent T,O&E and Divisional sub-unit designations.
Military Philosophy
Warfighting: Maneuver Warfare in the U.S. Marine Corps by H. T. Hayden(Editor)
Awesome book. FMF-1 is the best writing on 'Warfighting' in this century (imho). The other two sections are ok, but far from greatness. LTC Hayden's comments I would have paid extra to avoid. But FMF-1 is a "must read".
The Art of Maneuver : Maneuver-Warfare Theory and Airland Battle by Robert R. Leonhard
Great book. If you read one modern book on maneuver warfare, this should be it.
Maneuver Warfare; An Anthology by Richard D. Hooker(Editor)
Excellent anthology of recent thought on maneuver warfare. There are some very important essays here.
The Art of War by Sun-Tzu, Samuel B. Griffith (Translator)
Must read.
Must read.
Important early work on maneuver warfare.
The Art of War by Antoine Henri Jomini
Another classic.
Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War by Eliot A. Cohen and John Gooch
Fascinating essay on how things go wrong when the shouldn't have. Very valuable in many areas as a checklist for three categories of things not to do.
