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Military Innovation in the Interwar Period 9 reviews
Cambridge University Press, 1998
Essential Addition to the Study of the Inter-war Period
+ A very informative and interesting book
+ Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
+ Great historic analysis on military innovations
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The Strategy of Conflict7 reviews
Thomas C. Schelling
Harvard University Press, 2007
Everyone should read this book
+ Good intro read
+ NOBLE PRIZE WINNER ON CONFLICT
+ Major contribution and still relevant after decades
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The Art of War15 reviews
Sun Tzu
Shambhala, 2005
Classic on the priciples of war
+ Utopian
+ Bare but Flawless
+ "The Art of War"
+ Can apply to all aspects of life
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Generative Social Science: Studies in Agent-Based Computational Modeling (Princeton Studies in Complexity) 5 reviews
Joshua M. Epstein
Princeton University Press, 2007
A Landmark Publication
+ Instead of Can You Explain It, Can You Build It?
+ Mesmerising
+ Excellent example of cross-disciplinary social science using theory
+ Excellent survey of the author's work
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The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past11 reviews
John Lewis Gaddis
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
A Multi-Faceted Exploration
+ History as an art or science?
+ Mapping the Past
John Lewis Gaddis' The Landscape of History is a scholarly yet very approachable work that successfully attempts to pick up the mantel of the famous scholars of historiography, specifically Marc Bloch and E. H. Carr. Gaddis' purpose is to encourage students and historians not only to reexamine the ...
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The Invisible Weapon: Telecommunications and International Politics, 1851-19453 reviews
Daniel R. Headrick
Oxford University Press, USA, 1991
A must for people interested in communications and security.
+ Great intro to the politics of international communications
+ Excellent telecommunications history.
Daniel Headrick has written an essential resource by those working such issues as communications, national security, intelligence, and history. "The Invisible Weapon" describes the development of telecommunications from 1851 to 1945. Mr. Headrick shows how the new technology permitted the ...
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System Effects 2 reviews
Robert Jervis
Princeton University Press, 1998
System Effects: complex
+ Understanding International Systems
System Effects, by Robert Jervis, is an exploration of how the complex relationships between nations can generate or constrain action. Because each nation has its own goals and methods, it will try to seek the best situation. The problem is, because each nation has neighbors and opponents, it ...
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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq315 reviews
Thomas E. Ricks
Penguin Press HC, The, 2006
Best Documentation of Iraq War to date
+ Pleasantly Surprised
+ The story of an incredible American folly
+ INCOMPETENCY AND LEADERSHIP.....WORST IN HISTORY
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The Invention of Peace: Reflections on War and International Order6 reviews
Michael Howard
Yale University Press, 2001
The Invention of Peace
+ A pocket guide to the history of political engineering
+ Another wonderful book from Michael Howard
+ A beautiful intro to the history of peace
+ Slim, Pointed, It's About Culture and Obedience to a State
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On War66 reviews
Carl von Clausewitz
Princeton University Press, 1989
Slog
+ The Definitive Von Clausewitz
+ Strategy ? - This book is required reading.
+ Geo-Political Student
+ "War is nothing but a duel on an extensive scale."
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The Shield of Achilles 27 reviews
Philip Bobbitt
Anchor, 2003
Excellent theory....well worth the read
+ The first volume of a three volume study. Volume 2 is Terror and Consent Third is in preparation.
+ Outstanding Intellectual Contribution
+ A frighteningly insightful explanation of a frighteningly complex topic
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The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition36 reviews
Robert Axelrod
Basic Books, 2006
The Evolution of Cooperation: A Review
+ A Modern Masterpiece
+ A tough slog at times but worth it
In his phenomenal book The Evolution of Cooperation, Robert Axelrod explains the logic behind game theory's most influential model- the Prisoner's Dilemma- in a way that even the nontechnical reader can understand. Backing up traditional findings with advanced computer tests, Axelrod relates the ...
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The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War3 reviews
Cambridge University Press, 1996
Excellent & Easy reading
+ Essential reading for the seriuos student of strategy.
+ Essential for strategy in any field of action
"The Making of Strategy" examines the strategy-making processes through the cultural, social, political, organisational and historical ( not just the military ) lenses, starting from the Peloponnesian Wars to the Nuclear Age. The book is also excellent in inrtoducing the concept of ...
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Organizations3 reviews
James G. March, Herbert A. Simon
Wiley-Blackwell, 1993
Classic
+ Wonderful service
I included this in the literature review portion of my research project on retention and turnover. I enjoyed it so much after borrowing from the library and reading it that I had to have a copy for myself. March and Simon are cited so extensively in the business, turnover, and sociology literature, ...
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Counterfactual Thought Experiments in World Politics1 review
Princeton University Press, 1996
Essential Reading for Political Scientists, Historians & Theoretically Sophisticated Policy-Makers
This book is a huge help in untangling the role (usually unconscious) that counterfactual reasoning plays in every-day political thought, public dialogue, and policy. In particular, if one has reached the stage of "Thinking about thinking" in world politics, get this book for the early chapters on ...
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Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age6 reviews
Princeton University Press, 1986
Makers of Modern Strategy
+ Mandatory Reading for Army Staff Majors
+ Good general military history overview.
+ Still, this is a good book.....
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The Complexity of Cooperation: Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration2 reviews
Robert Axelrod
Princeton University Press, 1997
Fun to read
+ Great Companion to'The Evolution of Cooperation'
A sequel to his prior book, "the evolution of cooperation". Iterated prisoner's dilemma is the center of this book, with a particular focus on the collaboration in the interests of competiion. No mathmatical background required and usefull referenced included.
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Politics in Time: History, Institutions, and Social Analysis
Paul Pierson
Princeton University Press, 2004
This groundbreaking book represents the most systematic examination to date of the often-invoked but rarely examined declaration that "history matters." Most contemporary social scientists unconsciously take a "snapshot" view of the social world. Yet the meaning of social events or processes is frequently distorted when they are ripped from their temporal context. Paul Pierson argues that placing ...
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Winning the Next War: Innovation and the Modern Military (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)1 review
Stephen Peter Rosen
Cornell University Press, 1994
Technology change requires more than just technology
This book examines the hypothesis that innovation is easier during wartime than peacetime. It does so by considering a number of historical shifts of interest, and the technological inputs. It concludes with discussion about how a military can keep itself in touch with where technology may be ...
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Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought6 reviews
Michael Handel
Frank Cass, 2000
Ideal for the academic,
+ Comparative study
+ Comprehensive
+ An Accessible Analysis of the Art of War
+ Essential reference.
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