Jack’s Armchair Strategist Bookshelf

1.
Red Team: How to Succeed By Thinking Like the Enemy
Red Team: How to Succeed By Thinking Like the Enemy 3.73 avg rating — 549 ratings
2.
How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle
How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle 3.66 avg rating — 254 ratings
3.
Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership
Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership 4.02 avg rating — 827 ratings
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The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783
The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783 3.93 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
5.
The Mind of War: John Boyd and American Security
The Mind of War: John Boyd and American Security 4.17 avg rating — 363 ratings
6.
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea 4.33 avg rating — 4,409 ratings
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,860 ratings
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In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan
In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan 3.86 avg rating — 1,342 ratings
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Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime
Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime 3.98 avg rating — 992 ratings
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Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century
Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century 3.97 avg rating — 2,592 ratings
11.
From Beirut to Jerusalem
From Beirut to Jerusalem 4.15 avg rating — 12,908 ratings
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"Execute Against Japan": The U.S. Decision to Conduct Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
"Execute Against Japan": The U.S. Decision to Conduct Unrestricted Submarine Warfare 4.05 avg rating — 83 ratings
13.
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World 3.90 avg rating — 30,149 ratings
14.
The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army 3.93 avg rating — 780 ratings
15.
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern 3.87 avg rating — 34,489 ratings
16.
The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century
The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century 3.91 avg rating — 866 ratings
17.
World Order
World Order 4.05 avg rating — 13,509 ratings
18.
The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World 3.93 avg rating — 915 ratings
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7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century
7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century 3.58 avg rating — 349 ratings
20.
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962 4.23 avg rating — 2,895 ratings
21.
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know 3.83 avg rating — 1,380 ratings
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The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations 3.83 avg rating — 6,198 ratings
23.
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War 4.18 avg rating — 7,841 ratings
24.
The Dust of Empire: The Race for Mastery in the Asian Heartland
The Dust of Empire: The Race for Mastery in the Asian Heartland 3.76 avg rating — 132 ratings
25.
The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953
The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953 3.72 avg rating — 282 ratings
26.
MacArthur's War: Korea and the Undoing of an American Hero
MacArthur's War: Korea and the Undoing of an American Hero 3.65 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Mountbatten
Mountbatten 3.92 avg rating — 145 ratings
28.
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 4.36 avg rating — 36,112 ratings
29.
The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare from Trafalgar to Midway
The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare from Trafalgar to Midway 4.09 avg rating — 1,026 ratings
30.
Street Without Joy
Street Without Joy 4.22 avg rating — 2,347 ratings
31.
The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran
The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran 4.16 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
32.
The Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings 3.95 avg rating — 59,385 ratings
33.
Partners in Command: George Marshall & Dwight Eisenhower in War & Peace
Partners in Command: George Marshall & Dwight Eisenhower in War & Peace 4.17 avg rating — 318 ratings
34.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 4.14 avg rating — 6,199 ratings
35.
The Face of Battle
The Face of Battle 4.13 avg rating — 8,521 ratings
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The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One 4.06 avg rating — 2,289 ratings
37.
Command in War
Command in War 4.11 avg rating — 309 ratings
38.
The Mask of Command
The Mask of Command 4.12 avg rating — 2,810 ratings
39.
Diplomacy
Diplomacy 4.25 avg rating — 9,163 ratings
40.
Strategy for Defeat: Vietnam in Retrospect
Strategy for Defeat: Vietnam in Retrospect 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
41.
The Fateful Alliance: France, Russia and the Coming of the First World War
The Fateful Alliance: France, Russia and the Coming of the First World War 3.87 avg rating — 45 ratings
42.
The Art Of The Long View: Planning For The Future In An Uncertain World
The Art Of The Long View: Planning For The Future In An Uncertain World 3.80 avg rating — 898 ratings
43.
This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness
This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness 4.17 avg rating — 4,189 ratings
44.
Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805
Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805 3.91 avg rating — 598 ratings
45.
A Genius For War: The German Army and General Staff, 1807-1945
A Genius For War: The German Army and General Staff, 1807-1945 4.21 avg rating — 180 ratings
46.
George C. Marshall: Education of a General: 1880-1939
George C. Marshall: Education of a General: 1880-1939 4.29 avg rating — 99 ratings
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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of our Times
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of our Times 4.01 avg rating — 9,615 ratings
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The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power
The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power
by: Max Boot
4.01 avg rating — 1,829 ratings
49.
The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil–Military Relations
The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil–Military Relations 3.90 avg rating — 498 ratings
50.
Strategy
Strategy 4.08 avg rating — 3,069 ratings
51.
History of the German General Staff 1657-1945
History of the German General Staff 1657-1945 4.11 avg rating — 87 ratings
52.
Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914?
Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914? 3.98 avg rating — 1,509 ratings
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The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich
The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich 4.28 avg rating — 260 ratings
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Napoleon's Wars: An International History, 1803-1815
Napoleon's Wars: An International History, 1803-1815 3.70 avg rating — 649 ratings
55.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,441 ratings
56.
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic 4.23 avg rating — 25,522 ratings
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Great Britain and the Creation of the League of Nations: Strategy, Politics, and International Organization, 1914-1919
Great Britain and the Creation of the League of Nations: Strategy, Politics, and International Organization, 1914-1919 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
58.
Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought
Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought 4.11 avg rating — 315 ratings
59.
America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975
America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 3.82 avg rating — 845 ratings
60.
On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War
On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War 3.92 avg rating — 451 ratings
61.
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq 4.09 avg rating — 7,790 ratings
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Empires of Trust: How Rome Built--and America Is Building--a New World
Empires of Trust: How Rome Built--and America Is Building--a New World 4.03 avg rating — 264 ratings
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American Strategy in World War II: A Reconsideration
American Strategy in World War II: A Reconsideration 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings
64.
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan 4.08 avg rating — 2,580 ratings
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The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940
The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940 4.08 avg rating — 59 ratings