Because of life and work, I have not been as active an historian as I would like to be. I have decided to change that, and you all get to be a part of the journey! I am starting out by (re)reading books from a list designed by a friend on Bluesky.
I will be taking notes and writing some fairly raw initial reactions here, as well as more polished reviews and musings. I will also have rapid reactions, photos from my wargaming adventures, and commentary from historic site visits on my Bluesky. There may even be occasional pictures of my cooking and dogs as well, just to keep things even more interesting…
The list of books is below.
Thucydides, History of The Peloponnesian War.
Xenophon, Anabasis
Plutarch, Parallel Lives
Tacitus, Annals
Machiavelli, The Prince
Machiavelli, Art of War
Kant, Critique of Pure Reason
Hegel, Elements of the Philosophy of Right
Jomini, The Art of War
Clausewitz, On War
Kagan, The End of the Old Order
Mahan, Influence of Sea Power Upon History
Imperial War Museum, British Trench Warfare
Fuller, The Foundations of the Science of War
Guderian, Achtung-Panzer
Glantz, Soviet Military Operational Art
Huntington, The Soldier and the State
Mao, On Guerilla Warfare
Neuman, Theory of Games
Schelling, Arms and Influence
Kissinger, Diplomacy
Warden, The Air Campaign
Paret, Makers of Modern Strategy
Freedman, The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy
Skinner, FM 100-5 AirLand Battle
Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars
Horne, A Savage War of Peace
Kilcullen, Counter Insurgency
The History Doctor 
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