The Changing Face of War: Learning from History

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Summary: Great literature, great authors.
Review: The english world is divided into two parts, those who have read the changing face of war, and those who have not read the changing face of war. This book is a great testament to what great military minds can accomplish when they set their minds to it. I enjoyed this book greatly and would love to read more from these authors, especially Robert Poirier. Robert Poirier's section on Seeckt and the Reichwehr was incredible, I couldn't put the book down for a second. It inspired me as well as taught me many things, this book is a great piece of literature.

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Summary: Canadians Tackle Strategy
Review: This book is a collection of seventeen essays written by officers in the War Studies program at Canada's senior professional military educational institution. The essays are organized into three broad sections: The Evolution of Military Strategy and Doctrine(6 essays); Unconventional Warfare(5 essays); Conflict in the Twenty-first Century(6 essays). The editor's overarching purpose for the collection is to provide a source for post Cold-War military professionals who lack combat experience to learn vicariously. All the essays are persuasive in intent and tend to be more analytical in style than narrative, many deal with U.S. military doctrine, strategy, and operations. The book is a nod to Liddell Hart's comment on peacetime militaries that "in a literal sense the profession of arms is not a profession at all, but merely 'casual employment'." A good source for fellow students seeking oposing views and independent ideas.