Charles Edward Callwell: 3 books

This is the original manual for “small wars,” now known variously as guerrilla warfare,  asymmetric combat, and low-intensity conflict.  It was first published in 1896 as an analysis and how-to guide for the British Army as it fought to expand the boundaries of the British Empire. Its...

A different commentary on the First World War, this memoir is a compelling and insightful not from a soldier who has served in the front line but rather from a man who served in the war office. Thoroughly compulsive reading, putting so much into context and giving great insight into the major strategic decisions of the First World War.