An ignominious end to an inglorious war In 2019 the Washington Post published official documents from the war in Afghanistan following a multi-year fight with the Pentagon through the Freedom of Information Act. These papers were supposed to be this generation’s version of the Pentagon Papers — a tell-all that exposed the government for what it is. Instead they’ve…
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Favorite Books of 2022
These were my favorite five books that I read in 2022. All excellent works that might be useful for a great many of you. Here is my annual best books list Soldiers From Experience: The Forging of Sherman’s Fifteenth Army Corps, 1862–1863 by Eric Michael Burke Burke’s novel concept of tactical culture, alongside his brilliant prose,…
Favorite Books in 2021
These were my favorite five books that I read in 2021. I know I’m a little late on putting this together, but I still think these are wonderful books, and I hope these notes are helpful to someone. I will do another five for 2022 sometime in early 2023. Here are my five favorite books…