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Martin van Creveld writes some serious analysis. Consider... Supplying War -- on logistics (as in "professionals study...") Command in War -- on communication
by Agathos 18y ago
Martin van Creveld writes some serious analysis. Consider...
Supplying War -- on logistics (as in "professionals study...")
Command in War -- on communication, information, and the importance of local autonomy leading to quick action
The Transformation of War -- has strategy's biggest buzzword right there in the title, but this was written back in 1991. On the growing role of low-intensity and asymmetric conflicts.
His books tend to be short, but very dense.
- mechanical_fish 18y agoI read some interviews with van Creveld a few years ago. The guy sounded very smart. I keep meaning to look up his books in a good library but I got distracted. Thanks for the reminder!
- rudyfink 18y agoThe first book I checked to make sure was included in this tread was "Supplying War". There are many standard texts on conflict, but that one somehow misses many lists. I think the examination of conflicts from the point of view of logistics serves two very good purposes: it's an essential education in making sure a force is supplied and it's a good perspective of looking at a conflict as a long term temporal and spacial endeavor. "Command in War" is also quite good, and I have not yet read "Transformation in War".