Art of Maneuver
by Robert R. Leonhard · first published 1991
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…Art by Barry R. McCaffrey 3. Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach by Dandridge M. Malone 4. The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat by James R. McDonough 5. The Art of Maneuver: Maneuver-Warfare Theory and AirLand Battle by Robert Leonhard 6. Strategy: Second Revised Edition (Meridian) by B. H. Liddell Hart 7. The Art of War by Niccolò Machiavelli 8. Hagakure: The Book…
on “Ask HN: good books about military strategy?” ↗…more in depth treatment of the topic that is hardly that prescriptive. Edit: if you are so inclined, Commanding Military Power: Organizing for Victory and Defeat on the Battlefield by Ryan Grauer, The Art of Maneuver: Maneuver Warfare Theory and Airland Battle by Robert Leonhard, and Combined Arms Warfare in the Twentieth Century by Jonathan House would provide a more rounded view of the academic debate. The latter…
on “Regulatory gridlock in the U.S. risks losing the drone arms race” ↗Interesting article, but I've read Leonhard’s book The Art of Maneuver and it does a much better job of explaining all of this and especially putting it in context than Ender's Game does. And includes some very additional interesting ideas such as classifying weapons by…
on “No Combat Without Movement: Enders Game as Maneuver Warfare Primer” ↗