books by B. H. Liddell Hart     books:       Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General43 reviews Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, Anthony G. Powell, ... Zenith Press, 2004 Must Read for Serious Student of World War II Lost Victories is an excellent first-person memoir of some of the critical battles of the Second World War. Its primary focus is on the Eastern Front in Russia and the Ukraine; von Manstein speaks some about the attack on France in 1940 and opines on what might have been done with England thereafter, but for the most part, his command was in the East. This is not a starter treatment of the ...             Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American8 reviews B. H. Liddell Hart Da Capo Press, 1993 An Excellent Work When I first began to read this book I was concerned that it might be outdated. However, I found much of the subject matter to be quite timely. Of particular interest was the impact that Sherman's successful (albeit violent) trek through Georgia had on the 1864 elections. I never realized how close the Copperhead (Peace) Democrats came to winning that election and perhaps bringing the Civil War ...             Why Don't We Learn from History?1 review B. H. Liddell Hart George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1946 Why History This book answers the question, Why read history? It also warns of many problems you will find with written histories, for examples, "Blinding Loyalties", "Fear of Truth", "P.R.-mindedness". Two great quotes in this little book are "There is no excuse for anyone who is not illiterate if he is less than three thousand years old in mind" and "`History is universal experience' - the experience ...             The Art of War281 reviews Sun Tzu Oxford University Press, 1963 Not just for generals This is a book of strategy for psychological warfare--it helps you tackle the battles you face every day. One of the biggest themes is how to win a fight *before* it actually starts. If only our current government and military leaders had followed the wisdom of "The Art of War"...             Strategy: Second Revised Edition (Meridian)46 reviews B. H. Liddell Hart Plume, 1991 Modern Classic Though I am not sold on Liddell Hart's thesis in this book, it provides such an expansive analysis of historical military accounts that I cannot discount its indelible mark on my future thoughts of military strategy. Clausewitz puts me to sleep, but Liddell Hart kept me awake into the wee hours of the morning. This is recommended to anyone seeking even a minimum knowledge in military strategy. ...             History of the Second World War12 reviews B.H.Liddell Hart Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated, 1970 Liddell Hart's final "I told you so". Captain Basil Liddell Hart was the most famous military historian of the 20th century. Everything he wrote is worth reading, and this is one of his best. His style is clear, direct, and easy to read. He leaves you in no doubt as to what he thinks. He loves to say "I told you so", and was in a better position than most to exercise that unbecoming character trait. I don't know of any other ...             THE ROMMEL PAPERS34 reviews B. H. Liddell Hart Arrow Books, 1984 Up there with the master himself This is one of those books that made the shivers run down my spine while reading it. It felt like being right there in the thick of it with this amazing field commander. This man is a born leader and has the audacity and knighthood to fight an honest fight. He did what he believed was right and he is portrayed as human as possible in this text. War is a terrible thing, but it still is a part of ...             Panzer Leader (War and Warriors Series)37 reviews Heinz Guderian Noontide Press / Legion for Survival of Freedom, 1988 Valuable Details on WWII Battles: Blitzkrieg 1939 and Warsaw Uprising I focus on matters not elaborated by the many other reviewers, and this review is based on the original (1952) edition. Guderian claims that the Pomorska Cavalry Brigade charged German tanks with lances, "in ignorance of the nature of our tanks" (p. 72). This contrasts with western accounts, which blame Polish impetuousness and foolhardiness for this supposed act. In actuality, the Polish ...             Scipio Africanus42 reviews B. H. Liddell Hart, Michael Grant Da Capo Press, 1994 Innovative Commander. First, the authors initial premise that the victor does not always get the credit is sadly true. Which dispells many myths revisionists have been spewing for decades. Aspiring leaders could learn much from this and the authors other books. Here he has created a great story outlining the exploits of one of the worlds most underated generals. Dare I say hardly known? Chapters 10 and 11 is where ...             HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR1 review B.H.LIDDELL HART PAPERMAC, 1992 Authoritative, Exhaustive and Literary I have recently inherited some family papers that include records of two relatives that died in the First World War. In an effort to discover more I have been researching their regimental histories and other sources of official records. Having found out the details of the actions in which they died, I wanted to read a general history of the war to get a better sense of perspective. Liddell Harts? ...             THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN BY HIMSELF1 review B. H.; Sherman, William T. Liddell Hart Indiana Unive, 1957 For People With Too Much Time On Their Hands I have despaired of actually finding the edition of Sherman's memoirs which I own in the list of some 342 different versions of Sherman's memoirs which can be purchased through Amazon, perhaps because that edition seems to have been specially issued recently by Barnes & Noble. A few pages in is a copy of Sherman's memoirs which claims to tell the story of his life "down to its closing chapters," ...             Great Captains Unveiled9 reviews B.H.Liddell Hart Greenhill Books, 1989 Excellent overview Hart's "Great Captains Unveiled" is a great read: it is relatively short, not overly long on detail and interesting. The book does not fall into the trap of appeasing armchair generals, meaning that it skips fame in favor of true strategy and leadership. One might expect such a book to focus on Caesar, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Marlborough, Washington or Patton. However, Hart instead ...             Lawrence Of Arabia (Da Capo Paperback)4 reviews B. H. Liddell Hart Da Capo Press, 1989 An Insight into Modern War I strongly recommend this book. Unlike most of the bio related books you can read on Lawrence, this one is dedicated to how he waged war (and written by an expert in warfare). Lawrence's methods were so advanced that they resonate to this day. For example, he developed methods of system disruption that incapactitated a "modern" army and threw an empire into disorder. You can see these methods ...             Strategy1 review B. H. Liddell Hart Praeger, 1967 A masterpiece of theory from from a master strategist An early tank warfare theorist, Liddell Hart championed the cause of mobility in the field and rapid deployment. Largely ignored by the British, his theories were put into practice by the German High Command, which was influenced by Liddell Hart in their plans for Blitzkrieg in WWII. It wasn't until the North African Campaign, when O'Connor rolled backed Graziani's "grey tide" of Italians by ...             Letters of Private Wheeler, 1809 - 1828 (Military Memoirs)2 reviews B. H. Liddell Hart Windrush Press, Ltd., 1997 Personal and immediate As accounts of the Peninsular War and Waterloo go, this is one of the most personal and immediate. It is a collection of letters which Private Wheeler sent to his family. They are goodnatured and peppered with incidents and moving references to life in the Peninsular. There has clearly been a great deal of editing to these letters before the first publication in 1828 on which later volumes were ...             Real War 1914-19186 reviews Captain B.H. Liddell Hart Little, Brown and Company, 1963 World War I This is an excellent history of WWI, giving insight into the causes, the people, and the battles.             The Other Side of the Hill1 review B.H.Liddell Hart Papermac, 1993 A must book about World War II. I read this book, translated to portuguese, here in Brazil.It has believes and declarations told by nazi Germany, after World War II.What the military germans, were thinking about his foes? This book is only about military thinking, not about economics at war, political opinions and Holocaust.              search for books 1914-1918, africanus, american, arabia, brilliant, captains, edition, general, himself, history, hitler, lawrence, letters, memoirs, meridian, military, paperback, private, realist, revised, rommel, second, sherman, soldier, strategy, unveiled, victories, warriors, wheeler, william books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: 21 Debated: Issues in World Politics (2nd Edition) leave a comment home  impressum - about us