US Military Commander's Suggested Reading List

Posted by Hemos on Monday August 23, 2004 @12:23AM from the read-all-about-it dept.

kcurtis writes "I realize this has nothing to do with technology, but I found this list of books (and related Boston Globe article) suggested by the US Chief of Staff of the Army fascinating. It is basically what General Peter Schoomaker thinks officers at different ranks should read. It includes classics like "The Art of War", and newer books like "Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest". It is also interesting for the changes made to the list. As noted in the Globe article, there is a new emphasis on the way the roles of an army may change."

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Tom Clancy by eibhear · 2004-08-23 00:50 · Score: 2, Funny

Where's Tom?

I'd have thought he'd have been a primary resource for information on modern warfare.
Re:Guerilla Warfare? by eibhear · 2004-08-23 02:09 · Score: 2, Funny

OK, I know there's no such word as "warefare"...

Sure there is. It's where people go to buy vapourware, freeware and shareware.